Toyota Highlander and 26' Trailer
I camped side by side with a camper with this set up and got curious as this seems to be a over-matched and a dangerous set up. Checked my numbers on Google as Highland I recall at most is rated fo...
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Yosemite Sam1 wrote:
And he said, his trailer had tandem tires each side, so it's a lighter pull than single tire trailer because the weight is resting on the tires -- not the front of the trailer on the hitch.
It's seems logical and can't argue against since he said he is (was?) a Toyota mechanical engineer.
I'm not an engineer. And neither is he. This statement proves it. I'm also not stupid and he's blowing smoke. Tongue weight it tongue weight. Tandem axles on U.S. trailers don't reduce the tongue weight because of where they are located on the frame. They would if they were closer to the middle like European trailers. This is basic H.S. physics. Think "fulcrum" like a teeter totter.
