How to Determine How Much Weight Added to Trailer Near Tongue Adds to Weight On Axle

Question:

if i add 500 lbs of tongue weight to a ball 48 inches behind my axle,,how much weight does that actually add to my axle or more specific, to my tires,,,,, i have seen others ask a similar question and all they got for an answer was a sales pitch for one of your products,,, i simply want to know the numbers,,, not how to fix it sorry for sending it twice,, i forgot the .com on my first submission

asked by: Frank

Expert Reply:

The only way you're going to be able to determine how much weight gets added to the wheels of your trailer is going to be to take the trailer to a weigh station and have just the trailer weighed with and without the 500 lbs you mentioned. There isn't a formula I can plug the numbers in that you mentioned that would accurately predict the additional weight.

expert reply by: Jameson C