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The further you tip the trailer forward, the more weight rests only on the front tire.
Lets assume you have a boat that weighs 3500# dry. You add the trailer, gear, and gas. Now you're at 5500#.
You have 1500# rated tires, and the weight is distributed evenly, so you have a 125# margin of error. Now you tip the trailer forward enough so that the load is distributed 60% front axle 40% rear axle. Now you have 1650#/wheel on the front axle tires, and 1100#/wheel on the rear axle tires. Now the fronts are over the rated limit, and you drive them long enough they blow.
** numbers are made up, but you get the point.
-Mike
Lets assume you have a boat that weighs 3500# dry. You add the trailer, gear, and gas. Now you're at 5500#.
You have 1500# rated tires, and the weight is distributed evenly, so you have a 125# margin of error. Now you tip the trailer forward enough so that the load is distributed 60% front axle 40% rear axle. Now you have 1650#/wheel on the front axle tires, and 1100#/wheel on the rear axle tires. Now the fronts are over the rated limit, and you drive them long enough they blow.
** numbers are made up, but you get the point.
-Mike
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