Question for the towing experts
Hi, my question is - what is easier to tow or would they tow the same: see below. An all aluminum 20 foot flat bed trailer with dual axles that weighs 1400 pounds loaded with an 800 pound ATV and a 3...
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A difference not mentioned so far is tongue weight - the flat tow will have no tongue weight while the trailer will have substantial tongue weight - probably 600 - 700 lbs if you can get the load balanced correctly, which may actually be quite hard to do. With a long Class C you usually have a very long tail behind the rear axle, which makes the effect of tongue weight quite high. While I prefer to tow a trailer for all the reasons given above, the tongue weight in this situation would make me favor the flat-towed truck.
Brian
Brian
