hohenwald48 wrote:
mosseater wrote:
hohenwald48 wrote:
Don't forget this video was designed to sell something and doesn't nesessiarly display a real world situation. I doubt anyone actually tows with negative tongue weight.
Doesn't have to be negative tongue weight. If you're not in the recommended proportion of tongue weight to trailer weight, this can happen. I witnessed this first hand on a landscaping trailer hauling a mini excavator. The unit was parked only slightly forward of center axle and still it almost upset the rig at 25 mph! The perfect storm can crop up no matter what your set up is. Best to optimize it and use a good hitch. Can't cheat physics.
But the video is a demonstration of negative tongue weight so that's what the video is about. The discussion is about something other than what the video demonstrates. I fail to see how the video is helpful since it has no application in the real world. I have never seen or heard of anyone trying to tow with negative tongue weight.
I won't discount what you're saying. I agree with the conclusion. The point is, somewhere between optimum and negative is a tipping point where the same thing happens. Whether it's negative weight, neutral weight, less than optimum or optimum, I don't want to dance with less than recommended. The video may well be selling a product and using negative tongue weight to prove their point. For us on this forum in the real world, there is a range which we should strive to maintain. That is the value of the video for us, not so much whether we are going to buy a product based on marketing which is not applicable to our situation and common sense. Don't miss the point being made. extrapolate backwards and spread the word: tongue weight is good, America!
