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Anyone had anything to do with  measuring the down force on the towball using the item  show on this web site .  Looks gppd may need to get one just to be safe .  Anyone got another method of doing it with a +- 5% error factor .

www.jlsn.com.au/towing



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looks too simple but the best ones always are!!

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dave06 wrote:

looks too simple but the best ones always are!!



Thought the same.  Have got on loan a Haymen Reece one from a mate  for the moment  but if these really do work I'm all for getting one.  The HR is a little bulky to cart around  but once I have the loading sorted out it should be okay only requiring the odd inflight check when mum loads the available space with gifts for the kids.



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while camping Xmas time.....Rosies brother came up with a bottle jack with a guage on it.

jacked up the draw bar....giving me an idea..the tow ball weight was 120kg...bit heavy for a campertrailer

http://www.mytoolsdepot.com/m14.jpg


not sure if that helps


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Bathroom scales work well up to their limit and readily checked for calibration by weighing a known volume of water (1 kg per litre)..

Re a tow ball mass for a camper trailer - 5% - 7% is ample.


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-- Edited by Collyn Rivers on Tuesday 29th of January 2019 05:02:31 PM

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