tpdavis473 wrote:
I'm having trouble with tongue weight on my Getaway and trailer. The tongue is really light and I hear all sorts of clunks on bumps in the road. I wouldn't tow further than the two miles to the launch ramp in this condition since the ball can pop off. I wish there was an "easy" way to increase the load there; I already have the mast overlapping the rear of my car by about a foot and the boat is about as far forward as I can put it without hitting the front mast rest. I'd be happy to hear some thoughts.
What does the trailer look like and weigh? .... How much does the boat weigh?
First thing, I would put a scale under the hitch and see if the tongue weight is at least 10% of trailer + boat weight.
If not and the trailer is steel, I would be inclined to bolt something heavy on to the tongue as far back as possible and then slide it forward until I got in the recommended range of 10-15% GVW tongue weight and then take it out on the road and see if it behaves any better.... and keep adding weight and/or moving the weight foward to get more tongue weight until it calms down.
If you are not already carrying a spare wheel/tire, I found that tb effective - and, mounted horizontally, makes a nice sort of bowl to put more weight in.
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