I'm hoping to get some sound advice from one or a few of our trailer gurus...
My P19 and trailer weigh about 2000-2100 pounds (fully loaded with gear. I weighed the tongue today using a home scale and it read 250 pounds. The conventional wisdom says that tongue weight should be between 5 and 10% of total weight, right?
I'm bringing it in tomorrow for a warranty repair on something else -- should I have them move the axle to get the tongue weight down to 200 pounds or less? What is the effect of having the tongue weight too heavy?
I have noticed that the trailer causes my tow vehicle to "bounce" a bit when the trailer goes over a bump. (Dodge Grand Caravan with factory tow package consisting of heavy duty shocks, tranny cooler, factory tow wiring. Rated to pull 3500 pounds)
Thanks in advance. Judy B
WWP19 #266 Redwing
Sailing SF Bay, CA