Nose weight jockey wheel Al-ko premier @ £77?

Terry111 replied on 26/03/2016 18:07

Terry111

Posted on 26/03/2016 18:07

I have only started caravaning this year since retiring though in a past life I towed car trailors without this issue ever being raised.

I am totally baffled by the nose weight calculation issue and wonder if the purchase of a nose weight jockey wheel may help once someone explains the basics of nose weight and how to arrive at the correct figure.

I understand the logic/principle of largest weight over the axle and moving other items further to the rear in order to lift the front but I do not understand how to arrive at what the nose weight should read.

Can anyone assist please?

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catherinef replied on 26/03/2016 18:24

catherinef

Caravanner

Posted on 26/03/2016 18:24

I've just bought a nose weight guage today as we have a new caravan coming.

In our current caravan handbook we need a minimum nose weight of 50kgs and the car has a maximum of 80 kgs.

cyberyacht replied on 27/03/2016 07:10

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cyberyacht

Motorhomer

Posted on 27/03/2016 07:10

About 4-7% of the caravan's MTPLM is recommended. You can find out the noseweight by using a short block of wood under the hitch on a set of bathroom scales without resorting to buying a fancy guage. Adjust your loading of the van to get a figure suitable for your van/car.

Toro replied on 27/03/2016 11:39

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Toro

Caravanner

Posted on 27/03/2016 11:39

I use the bathroom scales with an old piece of a brush-shaft cut so that it is the same height as my car's towball. I reckon this gives me as near an accurate weight as is possible. My unknown factor is how accurate are my bathroom scales