Reisender wrote:
nickthehunter wrote:
Throwing Europe into the mix is a distraction away from the real answer. What he’s saying is, 10% or less is ok if your not going to exceed 45 mph. If you want to drive at a reasonable speed, your going to need a reasonable tongue weight. Most reasonable people would agree that’s not less than 10% for sure, and better yet 12%.
Yes it was just for context. Stick with 10 to 12 percent and try and pack heavy items close to the axle.
Or more succinctly, tongue weight is still just a rule of thumb and the only 2 things that matter is that it’s not excessive (for whatever limiting factors may apply first) and that the trailer pulls straight and true.
I’ve pulled a lot of fairly heavy trailers (2k- maybe 8klbs or more) that have virtually zero tongue weight by design. Even those, some pull just fine, some get the wiggles at highway speeds.
