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    Posted: 01 Jun 2020 at 12:54pm
Originally posted by offgrid

Nice work guys. Neither of you guys fills the FWT or carries a second battery I guess. Adding those makes it very easy to exceed forward cg limits on my 179. 
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I don't.  A full fresh water tank requires at least 50 lbs against the back wall to keep the tongue weight under 525 lbs, my hitch's limit. 

I bought the trailer to help me stay longer on disaster relief trips.  We have had water and power at all of the work bases, so far.  But, I enjoyed it so much the first trip, I'm looking for fun trips and state parks to visit. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01 Jun 2020 at 2:51pm
I do travel with full fresh water tank when camping at dispersed sites.  One battery and one propane tank. Without fresh water the hitch weight is 380 pounds.  With full fresh water tank hitch weight is 494.

My Toyota Tacoma 4 X 4 with towing package owner's manual lists towing capacity as 6500 pounds.  It says to use a weight distribution hitch if tongue weight is over 350 pounds but, doesn't list a maximum hitch weight.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01 Jun 2020 at 3:36pm
The 179 is a little lighter than the 180 I think. I get just about 500 lbs with two batteries and a full fwt. I also place some heavy stuff in the aft kitchen cabinets for balance.  Usually max hitch weight is rated as 10% of max trailer weight, so you ought to be fine. 

In reality the hitch weight will also be limited by what you have loaded in the back of the Taco. I like this towing calculator because it tracks loading on each axle and the combined rig and lets you dial in the wdh as well. If you set the tension on the wdh so that the load on the front axle is the same as it was with the trailer weight set to zero (actually you have to set it to 1lb or the calculator blows up) and everything is in the green then you should be good. 

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