Downside to tongue weight over 15%?
Tongue weight should be between 10 & 15%. It usually is. There is a potential serious safety issue if it's below 10% and that's well documented everywhere. But what is the downside of being over 15...
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I have built and towed many equipment trailers over the past 40 years. As long as the TV is rated to tow the tongue weight (including the strength of the receiver) I have never had an issue with it. It is fine to be over 15% but dangerous to be seriously under 10%. I don't recommend having the extra tongue weight but some trailers will have this situation because of the loading on the trailer. Remember, the heavy equipment trailers have large Pintle Hitches, but the principle is the same.
