You can use a bathroom scale and some boards and pipe to measure the tongue weight.
How to Measure Tongue Weight
There are a few different methods that can be used as a trailer tongue weight calculator, including using a tongue weight scale, using a bathroom scale or using a vehicle scale. Tongue weight is the downward force exerted at the vehicle-trailer coupling point when your trailer is hooked up for...www.curtmfg.com
You got a bathroom scale that measures 900-1300 lbs!?
Because that’s what 10-15% of total weight is in this case...