Super Jet Trailer Conversion 5 Stand Up's

[JSD Welding]

I'm not doubting the truck or the trailer axle at all, Im strictly talking about the hitch and more importantly the thin stamped steel tongue of the trailer that is usually held onto the trailer with 2 bolts as well as the tongue jack. I'm sure the hitch can handle it as well. The previous statement about testing tongue weight by watching how much the truck squats does nothing. That is more related to the leaf spring capacity and spring rate.
Like I said, the trailer is badazz and I have a similar setup but it's just some friendly advice to check how much tongue weight there is with the trailer fully loaded and the tongue jack on a scale. A buddy of mine had his trailer setup for 3 skis with one near the tongue and he kept going through tongue jacks since they couldn't handle all the extra tongue weight. I'm not trying to offend anyone but it's just something that is often overlooked.

Last weekend I took the two ski's off the front of the trailer and left the three ski's on the rear, the box was loaded with tools and the fuel rack had one full 5 gallon jug. I weighed the tongue with this configuration and it was 129 Lb's, so the ski's in the rear are almost non-existent as far as tongue weight is concerned. If I add the factory weight of the two ski's in the front to the 129 Lb's the weight should be around 728 Lb's, but I do not have a scale heavy duty enough to get an exact weight. I have a Class IV Ball Mount which is rated for 1000 Lb Tongue Weight and 10,000 Lb's of Gross Trailer Weight, in addition the ball is rated for 7500 Lb's Towing. My tongue Jack is rated for 1000 Lb's as well.

We towed the trailer to the lake in this configuration and it towed fine, you could tell there was not much weight on the tongue as I would hear the ball mount/receiver make noise going over bumps from the low amount of tongue weight. The trailer loaded with all five skis tows even better, so I think all the bases are covered.

 

[JSD Welding]

great job

Thanks!