Cautionary Tale

Originally posted by techntrek I'm a bit late to the party, but I'll add a point.  The manufacturers always give a dry tongue weight without LP or battery since they are added at the dealer.  Dealers do add various options, like A/C, at the factory.  So the only way to prevent confusion is to advertise the base dry weight w/o any options.  They do weigh each trailer at the end of the line and the options are reflected in the sticker weights.

Originally posted by furpod Sorry.. you have two different posters confused here. The OP is who is having a tongue weight issue. Though I do agree, he may have not done the right homework.. Like I said, on OUR 2295, it has a "as built weight sticker" on the door. (all 3 of our TT's so far have included an as built sticker, and I have personally seen them generated at the FR Pod plant in Goshen). That's all the more I think a manufacturer should give. The final weight and balance is up to the owner to figure out once they load it up their way.

You're right. The OP never did mention what he is towing.  Sorry about that.

Originally posted by Bugout I think the camper in ? Is atc 7x20 toy hauler I looked it up gvwr7700 tongue 751 tt w 3730  hears the kicker ball size 2 5/16" bigger ball difference in hitch class

That would make it worse. A trailer that can tip the scales at 7700 lbs could easily have a tongue weight over 1000 lbs. In my opinion, you need at least a 1/2 ton pickup to pull that, and it would also require a WD hitch.

Well... In my opinion, you really didn't do your homework. I look at the specs for a Lance 2295, and it says dry weight is 4640, with a carrying capacity of 1760. That makes a gross weight of 6400 lbs.

I can tell you, at least in part, why the manufacturer or dealer don't give exact numbers in the way you asked about.

Because it would take them tons of time and effort, and they would never be exactly right anyways. EVERYBODY loads and equips a trailer differently.

It's like asking "how much does a new truck cost? since there are only about a million different combinations.. the answer is..

The only time they KNOW the weight, is at the end of the assembly line, and that's the numbers they give you. Those are NEVER going to be the "How owner Bob loads and uses the trailer.". and can't be.

For instance, our Lance brochure says the 2295 is 4640 dry and 665 tongue, "dry weights"

Our yellow construction sticker says: 5178 with full propane tanks (3). So over 500lbs in options.

Doesn't give a tongue weight. Scaled, ready to camp, we are just about 980lbs at the tongue.