Use three consistent scale weighings to calculate loaded trailer weight, tongue weight and weight-distribution performance.
Weigh the combination as you normally tow.
Keep passengers, fuel and cargo unchanged.
Same truck load, trailer disconnected.
The truck-only reading gives the baseline. The WDH-disengaged reading shows the trailer’s natural effect on the truck. The WDH-engaged reading shows how the hitch redistributes load back toward the front axle.
Use the result with the exact ratings for your truck, receiver, hitch, axles, tires and trailer.
The truck-only reading gives a baseline for comparing how the trailer changes truck and combination weight.
The disengaged reading separates the trailer's natural tongue-weight effect from the redistribution created by the hitch.
Yes. Keep passengers, fuel and cargo consistent across the comparison.
Once your loaded weights make sense, RV LIFE Pro can help with RV-specific routing, campgrounds, stops and navigation for the trip ahead.
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