Making own nose weight guage

[CrewOVtwo]

Hi. I want to make my own nose weight guage, and have a sturdy broom handle ready to saw, but how long do I make it?
Many thanks.

 

[Buckman]

What are you using to determine the weight?

 

[CrewOVtwo]

What are you using to determine the weight?

A set of scales I use to weigh myself.

 

[otherclive]

It depends on how you plan to Mount it. The aim being to measure the noseweight at the hitch height that the caravan will be when hitched to the car towball.

 

[RogerL]

You'll get a very good approximation by just putting the scales under the jockey wheel and lifting all the legs - you could do a bit of arithmetic to make it more accurate, based on the horizontal distance from hitch to jockey wheel centre and hitch to road wheel centre.

 

[Buckman]

A set of scales I use to weigh myself.

Are those notoriously inaccurate making you appear to weigh more than you should?

 

[Mr Plodd]

A Proprietary gauge is certainly not an expensive item !

 

[Buckman]

A Proprietary gauge is certainly not an expensive item !

and also a lot less hassle!

 

[GUMPY]

When on the scales the end of my pole is the same height as the tow ball.
Works fine for me and is more accurate than my Milenco bouncy gauge🫣

 

[otherclive]

I tended to use a pole and scales for the first weighing. Then used my Milenco gauge to see what it reads. IE used the scales to calibrate the Milenco. After that I would there after use the Milenco at home or sometimes in site.