Trailer tongue weight

• A recommended tongue weight varies in accordance with the types of trailers or towing as described below.
• To ensure the recommended values shown below, the trailer must be loaded by referring to the following instructions.

Tongue weight

The gross trailer weight should be distributed so that the tongue weight is 9% to 11%.

(Tongue weight /gross trailer weight x 100 = 9% to 11%)

1. 1
   Gross trailer weight
2. 2
   Tongue weight

   

The gross trailer weight, gross axle weight and tongue weight can be measured with platform scales found at a highway weighing station, building supply company, trucking company, junk yard, etc.