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Have an 8.5x20 enclosed trailer rzr 900 s . Just wondering how far forward of the front axle everyone gets there front tires to.trying to figure out my d ring or e track set up. I have a full size bed on the drivers side up to the v. Fridge in the front. Will haul my Harley separate as well. I will most likely take it to a cat scale to get my tongue weight right
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If your trailer is similar to mine, you can run your RZR as far to the rear as you'd like. But like you stated, you'll want to run it across the scales to know for sure.

I have an 8.5x20 enclosed I use to haul my RZR and Harley. First thing I did before putting anything else in it was load my RZR and run it across the CAT scales. I wanted to know worst case scenario. So, I tied the RZR down within about a foot of the rear door. It handled great on the way to the scales and scaled out to 9.7% tongue weight. At that point, I knew I was golden and I could put my RZR anywhere I wanted. After filling up all of the cabinets/storage, adding a refrigerator, microwave oven, pots/pans, toolbox, etc., there's more than enough tongue weight.
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I bought a Sherline tongue scale. I was surprised how much weight was changed by just a few inches
You do have to have the trailer disconnected from the hitch
They make the scales right in the hitch too
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I have an 8.5x20. Have cabinets full of tools and parts in the front. If I am just hauling the RZR I generally have the back tire just behind the rear axle (between the axle and the ramp). That’s about the sweet spot for me for towing.
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If your trailer is similar to mine, you can run your RZR as far to the rear as you'd like. But like you stated, you'll want to run it across the scales to know for sure.

I have an 8.5x20 enclosed I use to haul my RZR and Harley. First thing I did before putting anything else in it was load my RZR and run it across the CAT scales. I wanted to know worst case scenario. So, I tied the RZR down within about a foot of the rear door. It handled great on the way to the scales and scaled out to 9.7% tongue weight. At that point, I knew I was golden and I could put my RZR anywhere I wanted. After filling up all of the cabinets/storage, adding a refrigerator, microwave oven, pots/pans, toolbox, etc., there's more than enough tongue weight.
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I bought a Sherline tongue scale. I was surprised how much weight was changed by just a few inches
You do have to have the trailer disconnected from the hitch
They make the scales right in the hitch too
Thanks
I have an 8.5x20. Have cabinets full of tools and parts in the front. If I am just hauling the RZR I generally have the back tire just behind the rear axle (between the axle and the ramp). That’s about the sweet spot for me for towing.
Thanks
I bought a Sherline tongue scale. I was surprised how much weight was changed by just a few inches
You do have to have the trailer disconnected from the hitch
They make the scales right in the hitch too
I thought about buying one of these. But, how did you determine the gross trailer weight?
I thought about buying one of these. But, how did you determine the gross trailer weight?
Educated guess lol.
I have the same size trailer the op has with no extras. I know the weight of my trailer empty and the rzr and added in some accessories.
Basically wanted at least 10% tongue weight. I figure I got pretty close or at least not to have any tongue weight
If you have a custom trailer like yours then you need to know your gross trailer weight but if your rzr is too far back you'll know if you don't have enough weight on the tongue either way
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The ideal is 10-15% tongue weight for a bumper pull.

With that said, it also depends on what you are puling with. If you are pulling with a truck that is close to its max weight then positioning is more critical. If you are pulling with a something that has a lot of allowable weight it is not as critical. With one of my trucks I could park right on the tongue and still be under weight.

Assuming you are within weight, next would be how the trailer pulls.
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The ideal is 10-15% tongue weight for a bumper pull.

With that said, it also depends on what you are puling with. If you are pulling with a truck that is close to its max weight then positioning is more critical. If you are pulling with a something that has a lot of allowable weight it is not as critical. With one of my trucks I could park right on the tongue and still be under weight.

Assuming you are within weight, next would be how the trailer pulls.
I agree with what you said. 10-15% is ideal. I just wanted to add, like you said, you can get away with a lot more than 15% tongue weight, depending on the vehicle. But, I wouldn't drop much below that 10%. Shit gets real. LOL
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