Tongue Weight Rating on Fulton Trailer Coupler # F343000301
Question:
I am considering upgrading my current 3500 lb rated coupler to a 5000 lb rated one. None of the couplers for a 3inch channel have the maximum tongue loads listed. My current couple is 3500lbs trailer wt / 350 lbs tongue wt. Is the maximum tongue wt typically 10 of the coupler capacity?
asked by: Don L
Expert Reply:
Yes, the tongue weight capacity will usually be 10 per cent of the couplers maximum weight capacity. On the Fulton Trailer Coupler, part # F343000301, that you have referenced, with the maximum weight capacity being 5,000 lbs the tongue weight capacity will be 500 lbs.
Normally, when choosing a trailer coupler the gross trailer weight of the trailer is used because the couplers capacity must be equal to or greater than the gross trailer weight.
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Fulton Fas-Lok Coupler, 2" Ball, 3" Channel - 5,000 lbs
- Straight Tongue Trailer Coupler
- Standard Coupler
- 2 Inch Ball Coupler
- Bolt-On
- 5000 lbs GTW
- 3 Inch Channel
- Trigger Latch
- Fulton
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