Adjustments needed when adding tongue weight

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A second propane tank and mount will add about 40 pounds, the battery/extra box/cables about 55. You don't need to re-add the weight of the existing propane tank, mount and battery. My Interstate HD24-DP batteries weigh 42 pounds each.

But more importantly, the tongue is a lever, the only way for ALL that weight to be added to the tongue weight would be for it to be all carried at the ball. Only about 70% of it will actually be carried to the tongue.. 

I run dual batteries (group 24) and dual propane tanks. My measured tongue weight, pod loaded, ready to camp for a week, is around 305 lbs. 

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furpod Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group - pHp Joined: 25 Jul 2011 Location: Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 6128	Topic: Adjustments needed when adding tongue weight Posted: 21 Jan 2015 at 1:52pm
	A second propane tank and mount will add about 40 pounds, the battery/extra box/cables about 55. You don't need to re-add the weight of the existing propane tank, mount and battery. My Interstate HD24-DP batteries weigh 42 pounds each. But more importantly, the tongue is a lever, the only way for ALL that weight to be added to the tongue weight would be for it to be all carried at the ball. Only about 70% of it will actually be carried to the tongue.. I run dual batteries (group 24) and dual propane tanks. My measured tongue weight, pod loaded, ready to camp for a week, is around 305 lbs.

Seanl Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 19 Sep 2011 Location: Fredericton NB Online Status: Offline Posts: 633	Posted: 21 Jan 2015 at 12:13pm
	+1 on everything that has been said. I run with my Generator set on the tonuge of my pod. =This adds about 130Lbs. The only thing I had to change was the setup on my WDH. I had to put a little more spring into it.
	Sean, 2011 Rpod RP-173,2009 Jeep Liberty Rocky Mountain Edition

Podster Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 16 Sep 2014 Location: San Antonio Online Status: Offline Posts: 1108	Posted: 21 Jan 2015 at 11:52am
	My 2¢. ►If the TV and Hitch Specs checkout, and the overall POD GVW is good, then shoot for a TW of 10-15% relative to overall actual POD GVW. You always want to be nose heavy. Tail heavy can = immediate trouble. The only reason I can think of that you would add tail weight in this situation is b/c you are close to exceeding the TW Specs, which you could do to reduce TW as long as you do not exceed the 10=15% rule and do not exceed the overall GVWR of the POD or TV. You don't mention the TW rating of your TV or Hitch. I would suspect that towing with a TV that has a 7,800 rating that the TW may be ok, but some hitches may not be. Are you using a WDH?
	Cliff & Raelynn Ranger 4.0/178 (1/2 ton 5,800lb tow capacity)

JStrube Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 11 Aug 2014 Location: Atwater, CA Online Status: Offline Posts: 90	Posted: 21 Jan 2015 at 10:56am
	Tongue weight is good. Provided of course, your hitch combo can handle it. A 7800# tow rating? Check the owner's manual, but probably good to go.
	2012 181G

Happy Tripping Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 27 May 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 473	Posted: 21 Jan 2015 at 10:05am
	Did search - Lots on tongue weights but none on 'changes needed'. I'm off to CA from WV in a couple of months in a 171. I'm thinking of adding a battery and a propane tank to the tongue for dry camping possibilities. Additional weight - 90 pounds for battery and fill of propane PLUS another battery, empty propane tank and and a second propane fill - figure total of about 200 pounds. Should I throw in some lead weights in the far back to balance this out? Is there anything else I must adjust/beware of? We are old tent campers so we travel light, TV rated for 7800 pounds and factory installed hitch. Thanks for any pointers.