Quote: Easypeasy wrote in post #30

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Incidentally, my assumption is that the Hymer nosewight gauge that I had fitted from new as a Hymer extra, has been calibrated to take into account it's distance from the ball/socket, making it simple to just view the noseweight reading on your set-up just before you hitch-up, alowing you to move weight around in lockers or on the floor inside, that's the whole point of it, simple really, no calculations are required.

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Hi again Easy, we use a ten litre watering can to fill our 40 litre tank, yes it means a couple of trips or so to the tap but no queueing at service points.

Whoops!, thanks for the jockey wheel advice re calibration, shows how useful this forum is, never too old to learn!
I have just looked at the Al-ko details in my pack ( I did not know I had this) & decided that I will calibrate it myself using a set of scales & avoid the maths, that is if I decide I need to know the exact figure that it equates to.
My point is, that as long as you have made a note of a reading on the jockey wheel gauge that gives you a good towing balance, quickly found after a couple of trips, then that reading is what you should always use, mine, out of coincidence for my yeti, happens to be the 70/75 mark.