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Aussie Tow Ball / Tongue weights ?
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<blockquote data-quote="Ridge Runner" data-source="post: 499375" data-attributes="member: 3775"><p>I have seen a 26ft Caravan I got my eye on and It don't weigh that much but the Ball weight is a bit higher than the figures I found,</p><p></p><p>My Tow ball is uprated to 200kg and I uprated my tyres from 930kgs per tyre to 1380/1400kgs per tyre, My springs can handle the load although I might uprate them by 20%, </p><p></p><p>The problems I see is that although a lot of campers only weigh around 1500 to 2100kgs they have ridiculously high Tow ball weight due to the Axles being set too far back,</p><p></p><p>Like this little Jayco for instance it weighs 1350kgs yet it has a Tow ball weight of 150kgs, Yet my truck can Tow 2900kgs but some figures say it's Tow Ball weight is 115kgs, But because things like that Jayco have 150kg Ball weight puts it off limits even though my truck can tow more than Twice 1350kgs,</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.jayco.com.au/promo/crosstrak" target="_blank">https://www.jayco.com.au/promo/crosstrak</a></p><p></p><p>Personally I think that Mitsubishi know best when they say the Ball weight should be between 5 and 10% of the trailers gross weight.</p><p></p><p>J.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ridge Runner, post: 499375, member: 3775"] I have seen a 26ft Caravan I got my eye on and It don't weigh that much but the Ball weight is a bit higher than the figures I found, My Tow ball is uprated to 200kg and I uprated my tyres from 930kgs per tyre to 1380/1400kgs per tyre, My springs can handle the load although I might uprate them by 20%, The problems I see is that although a lot of campers only weigh around 1500 to 2100kgs they have ridiculously high Tow ball weight due to the Axles being set too far back, Like this little Jayco for instance it weighs 1350kgs yet it has a Tow ball weight of 150kgs, Yet my truck can Tow 2900kgs but some figures say it's Tow Ball weight is 115kgs, But because things like that Jayco have 150kg Ball weight puts it off limits even though my truck can tow more than Twice 1350kgs, [url]https://www.jayco.com.au/promo/crosstrak[/url] Personally I think that Mitsubishi know best when they say the Ball weight should be between 5 and 10% of the trailers gross weight. J. [/QUOTE]
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