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...
Forum Discussion
BenK,
Thanks for your input about "Over Here" vs. "Over There".
You may have mentioned this yourself, but one should consider what would happen if it was found that the trailer owner was at fault in accident simply because of exceeding ratings.
I, for one, would never tow anything in any way exceeding either tow vehicle, hitch, or trailer ratings.
On another note, I mentioned how nice it could be to stow a spare tire under the trailer rather than on the rear bumper. I did a little research and found there is an American made product from Bal, the Hide-a-Spare. Great product! It can mount any trailer spare tire under any travel trailer.
BAL Hide-A-Spare,
http://norcoind.com/bal/products/consumer/specialty_products/hide-a-spare.shtml
Thanks for your input about "Over Here" vs. "Over There".
You may have mentioned this yourself, but one should consider what would happen if it was found that the trailer owner was at fault in accident simply because of exceeding ratings.
I, for one, would never tow anything in any way exceeding either tow vehicle, hitch, or trailer ratings.
On another note, I mentioned how nice it could be to stow a spare tire under the trailer rather than on the rear bumper. I did a little research and found there is an American made product from Bal, the Hide-a-Spare. Great product! It can mount any trailer spare tire under any travel trailer.
BAL Hide-A-Spare,
http://norcoind.com/bal/products/consumer/specialty_products/hide-a-spare.shtml
