Short video on weight distribution

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Tongue weight

Video outcome: Don't tow a trailer with a Camero

GordonThree wrote:
Video outcome: Don't tow a trailer with a Camero

Camaro. But that's a Mustang.

I wonder how realistic that really is? Like is the weight of the car vs. the weight of the trailer a correct ratio? Weight distribution on the Mustang?

I do know that what they demonstrated is exactly how it felt towing our '64 Impala wagon home with my '07 Avalanche. By dropping the rear of the truck and putting more weight on the tongue it stabilized it a lot.

turbojimmy wrote:

GordonThree wrote:
Video outcome: Don't tow a trailer with a Camero

Camaro. But that's a Mustang.

I wonder how realistic that really is? Like is the weight of the car vs. the weight of the trailer a correct ratio? Weight distribution on the Mustang?

I do know that what they demonstrated is exactly how it felt towing our '64 Impala wagon home with my '07 Avalanche. By dropping the rear of the truck and putting more weight on the tongue it stabilized it a lot.

I've talked about this over and over. It doesn't matter if you tow with a Camaro or a Mustang or a bicycle, this video is revenant.

This video shows exactly what I have been preaching about for many years. If the tongue weight is correct you don't need WD or sway control or anything else for a "stable tow."

I've towed my race car trailer for many years without and WD or SC. I designed and built the trailer myself so there is a lot of tongue weight on it. Plus I know where to place the car for the best tow. It is the best towing trailer I have ever towed with bar none.

This is one of the reasons I caution people that want to stick bikes or gen-sets or whatever on the back of their trailer to be very careful doing so. Same reason for a rear kitchen trailer. Food can be very heavy and can cause problems.

I saw truck trailer combo that I wished I could have videoed as a demo. It was a 1/2 ton truck pulling a small trailer with a Harley on it. The bike was to far back on the trailer, and the trailer was tongue up. Anytime he got above probably 45mph it would start swaying, and it was throwing that truck all over the road. I never would have believed a trailer that lite could have wagged the truck that much, but he could not keep it in his lane.

Turtle n Peeps wrote:
I've talked about this over and over. It doesn't matter if you tow with a Camaro or a Mustang or a bicycle, this video is revenant.

This video shows exactly what I have been preaching about for many years. If the tongue weight is correct you don't need WD or sway control or anything else for a "stable tow."

I've towed my race car trailer for many years without and WD or SC. I designed and built the trailer myself so there is a lot of tongue weight on it. Plus I know where to place the car for the best tow. It is the best towing trailer I have ever towed with bar none.

This is one of the reasons I caution people that want to stick bikes or gen-sets or whatever on the back of their trailer to be very careful doing so. Same reason for a rear kitchen trailer. Food can be very heavy and can cause problems.

I believe it. It doesn't take much to upset the apple cart. Seemingly insignificant changes in weight can help or hurt things a lot. In the case of towing that wagon, I moved all of the spare parts from the back of it to the bed of my truck. Took the spare tire out and put it under the front of the car in the front of the trailer. Every little bit of moving stuff around made differences I could feel when driving.

As an aside, the U-Haul auto transport trailers put the weight too far back. Not enough tongue weight on them, at least when there's a '64 Impala Wagon on it.

Turtle n Peeps wrote:


If the tongue weight is correct you don't need WD or sway control or anything else for a "stable tow."

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All was good except this statement...which is not at all true in MANY cases.

Many people towing require WD bars to distribute tongue weight off the rear end. Without it, some go over their rear axle rating, and others take too much weight off the front tires. Even big trucks can suffer from lack of Weight Distribution Hitches...and "NEED" one for stable towing.

Back on topic. Its funny how people think these videos weight distribution videos have anything to do with the tow vehicle. That clearly tells us they have missed the point entirely.