Weight comes in fine at 3400lbs for the 20 and 3500lbs for the 20X. max weight of 4300.
Tongue weight is where the issues are. Airstream states tongue weight for these are listed with batteries and 2 propane tanks as
20- 500lbs
20X 535lbs
The batteries that come with the solar setup it are 2 AGMs which are now dealer installed and not factory installed so I should be able to get credit and move to a single equivalent LiFePO4. They are installed under the front dinette.
2 AGMs- 120-125lbs
single LiFePO4 is under 30lbs
That’s 90lbs off the tongue then the two propane tanks are another 70-80lbs combined. Is it dangerous to store them in the trailer while underway to take that weight off the tongue? Travel with them empty in the trailer and have them filled near our destination? Obviously, for a weekend I can just leave one tank at home. Would I be making the tongue too lite by storing them in the trailer?
Is this workable? The 20X is my preference for the rock guards on the front end but is the extra 35lbs of tongue weight for the rock guards make it too much for the Ascent?
Thoughts?
