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    Posted: 24 Jun 2018 at 3:11pm
Thanks Tars Tarkas & voisj. Now you guys are talking my language. 😎 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 Jun 2018 at 3:45pm
Originally posted by lgblau

What I meant is....If I were to max out the axle at 3300 lbs would it be best to place the weight at the rear in lieu of adding it forward as tongue wt.
Every pound you put on the tongue takes 95% of that off the TT axle. That said, you still don't want to stray from the 10%-15% tongue weight range. That amount is generally accepted as what helps stability.
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