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Printable pre-trip towing checklists, a weighing worksheet and the complete tow rig shopping lists from TowingCalc.
Fill-in worksheets covering everything to check before, during and after a tow: a tow vehicle and trailer at-a-glance card, a weight check worksheet using the real CAT scale method and this site's own tongue weight, payload and GCWR math, a hitch and weight distribution setup sheet, a tow rig buying decision sheet by tier, a brake controller gain log with the 25 mph procedure, a pre-trip checklist, a trailer maintenance log, a trip planner, a towing laws checklist and a budget planner. Two filled-in examples, a bonus bands/classes/ratings quick reference card, a companion spreadsheet with the weight and payload formulas built in, and an online buyer guide with budget tiers and buy links by setup tier.
Every calculator on this site asks for a weighed figure. These are the instruments that turn the guess into a measurement, and they are the highest value purchase most towing owners can make.
Two gauges on one scale body, so a 400 lb tongue weight can be read on the 2,000 lb gauge where the resolution is useful rather than squinted at on the 5,000 lb one.
Best for: Somebody weighing both a light trailer and a heavy one.
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Reads in both pounds and kilograms on one gauge, at 5,000 lb capacity.
Best for: Pin weight, with a metric reading for anybody who wants it.
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Sherline is the scale the towing community actually uses, and a 1,000 lb capacity covers most travel trailers. Hydraulic, with no batteries to be dead when you need it.
Best for: A trailer whose tongue weight is under 1,000 lb.
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Both ladders, conventional travel trailer and fifth wheel, at beginner, intermediate and expert budgets, every item priced and linked with a running total, plus the printable pack when it is ready.
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