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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wmoses wrote:brulaz wrote:
Over in Europe where they don't use WDH, they have the 85% rule: the trailer weight shouldn't exceed 85% of the tow vehicles weight.
I suspect there is an error in the above. Either that or they have to only tow tiny trailers, which I know is not the case,
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