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What 10 to 15 percent actually comes to at each trailer weight, what it costs you in tow vehicle payload, which hitch class carries it and which spring bars match it.
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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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Double the capacity for the same money as the LM 1000, which makes it the sensible default unless you are certain your tongue weight is low.
Best for: Most travel trailers, with headroom for a heavier one later.
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