In our continuing search, we were told yesterday that tongue/hitch weight only matters if you're planning to use a bumper ball for towing. If using a towing hitch attached to the body, you can tow th...
Obviously the person who told you that was trying to sell you something. They lied. I recommend not believing a single word they say until you've checked it out thoroughly. If they'll lie that blatantly on a safety issue like this, they'll lie about anything.
I suppose they might just be totally ignorant (but innocent) fools. You be the judge.