An American Dream goes up in smoke

Pangaea Ron wrote:
Lots of assumptions here, but... I would assume that the weight on the rear wheels would actually be reduced when towing. Depending on where the tow point was attached (on the frame forward of the front axle?), the dead load would proportionally move forward towards the new tow point from the rear axle, thus marginally reducing the weight on the rear axle. Other stresses are probably involved while towing that are more complex than mere dead loads.

in this case I don't think the attachment point matters as much as the fact as you are lifting the front and causing the coach to rotate vertically, shifting what used to be distributed weight back to the rear.. After that its all gravity.