Tongue weight in Europe is around 7%

That horrible tow vehicle/trailer combination I alluded to involved a Chevy Tahoe circa 2003 towing an ultralight trailer that supposedly was well within the towing specs concerning trailer weight and hitch weight without weight distribution. The trailer had a GVRW of 4,670 and a dry hitch weight of 260 lbs. I towed it unloaded once home from the dealer, and then with a tank of water once, and I almost sold it because of the near death sway. This little lightweight on a Tahoe is what caused me to buy a Hensley long ago. I'm sure that if the trailer had been better balanced, or if the Tahoe of that era had been lower to the ground, I never would have needed the Hensley Hitch (which to this day I still have and really like). Of course, in hindsight, it was later agreed that the Tahoe of that era was too tall and short wheelbase to tow anything at all close to half its own weight. But the manufacturer, Chevrolet, claimed it it had a 7,900 lb towing capacity. B.S.