Tongue weight in Europe is around 7%
I know I am going to get some super experienced folks in the U.S. criticizing tongue/hitch weights being less than 10%, but let's discuss this. It seems the approach in the U.K. and Europe is to atte...
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Their trailer are designed with a lower polar moment of inertia. In other words, heavy items are al placed over the axles and not at the ends. Like a boat trailer, where the engine sits almost over the axle, it will be inherently more stable even with less tongue weight. And yes center of gravity matters too, as does total lateral stiffness of the tire/wheel/hub/axle assembly. Automakers know this. European trailer makers know this. US trailer makes don't care because pennies matter most. Every dollar spend on better dynamics would be a dollar less to spend on corian countertops. The wow factor matters most in the RV world since few trailer buyers would even consider a "test" drive of a trailer.
