rjstractor wrote:
The weight is constant, what changes is that a longer tongue transfers more weight onto the axle of the trailer. Think wheelbarrow. That's why one guy can put 300 pounds in a wheelbarrow and lift the handles easily from the ends. If he were to cut 18" off the handles and then try to lift them it would be much more difficult.
Precisely. The handles of the wheelbarrow are like the tongue of the trailer. Same weight in the bucket, but less load on the human hand (trailer hitch ball) with a longer handle (tongue).
