Trailer weight Qs for the A/X crew

[redmenace]

Questions for those of you with A/X trailers: do you have numbers for total weight and tongue weight of your trailer? Empty *and* loaded if you know. Especially interested in hearing from 1.6 drivers.

I was playing with my load this weekend () and measured 70-90 pounds of tongue weight loaded, 50 pounds empty. Seems like that 50 should be more like 10...

[POS Racing]

Yikes never put mine on a scale but my old 1.6 pulled it just fine.

[Treibenschnell]

Yikes never put mine on a scale but my old 1.6 pulled it just fine.

That pic is from the way back when machine...


Looked good!

[redmenace]

Does "yikes" mean my numbers are too high or this topic is too ?

[Mark52]

I;m pretty sure my tongue weight is no more than 30# loaded, otherwise I probably wouldn't be able to lift it. You may need to move more of your load back towards (or past) the trailer axle.

[altiain]

Questions for those of you with A/X trailers: do you have numbers for total weight and tongue weight of your trailer? Empty *and* loaded if you know. Especially interested in hearing from 1.6 drivers.

I was playing with my load this weekend () and measured 70-90 pounds of tongue weight loaded, 50 pounds empty. Seems like that 50 should be more like 10...

Sounds like you've got the load distributed unevenly. My old trailer (set up similar to Mick's) was roughly 40-50 pounds of tongue weight laden, and 10-15 pounds unladen.

[POS Racing]

Sounds like you've got the load distributed unevenly. My old trailer (set up similar to Mick's) was roughly 40-50 pounds of tongue weight laden, and 10-15 pounds unladen.

Yea what he said!

[HudsonHawk]

HMMMM, lets see. My trailer is approximately 400 lbs tonge weight empty and depening on load anywhere from 1500 to 3000 lbs laden. And it could be used for A/X. Not that the Miata could pull it. Heck the trailer empty weighs as much or more then the Miata.

Maybe you should specify what kind of trailer you are talking about.

[redmenace]

The trailer was homebuilt around the rear axle from a FWD Skylark -- so it's nice and low, but the axle is farther back than I would like. I was pleasantly surprised that the worst-case tongue weight was 90#, but the unladen number suggests suboptimal trailer design to me, hence my inquiry.

I did some poking around on m.n and learned that tongue weight should be at least 10% and no more than 15% of total trailer weight.

[onething]

Questions for those of you with A/X trailers: . . . Especially interested in hearing from 1.6 drivers.

Maybe you should specify what kind of trailer you are talking about.

A/X normally means one of these in these parts of the forum but I could see how a non-conekiller might misunderstand

[POS Racing]

The trailer was homebuilt around the rear axle from a FWD Skylark -- so it's nice and low, but the axle is farther back than I would like. I was pleasantly surprised that the worst-case tongue weight was 90#, but the unladen number suggests suboptimal trailer design to me, hence my inquiry.

I did some poking around on m.n and learned that tongue weight should be at least 10% and no more than 15% of total trailer weight.

What is the total weight of the trailer??

[cone-cerned]

My A/X trailer (formerly TC's) is a Harbor Freight with 12" wheels. Good to go weight is 512 lbs., with a tongue weight of 59 lbs. I have had no problems pulling it with either the Escort or the Miata.

[redmenace]

Thanks, cone.

POS, I haven't actually measured it (though that's the next step) but I think it's in the range of 200-250 pounds.

[POS Racing]

Thanks, cone.

POS, I haven't actually measured it (though that's the next step) but I think it's in the range of 200-250 pounds.

Keep in mind the Miata has minimal towing capabilities, what were you planning to put on that trailer??