Is 1/2" nose high towing an issue?
We have a smallish TT and today I installed an Equalizer WD hitch. Because the tongue of our TT is quite a bit lower than the receiver I have the longer, lower shank that Equalizer suggested. Proble...
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CarnationSailor wrote:
10% to 15% tongue weight is a general guideline, NOT a minimum or maximum amount. The only true limitation on tongue weight is how much weight your hitch is rated to handle. As long as you are under the max for the hitch, receiver, and axles, I would not worry about it.
Also, regarding the 10-15% guideline, some trailer designs are such that it is impossible to get within that range. For example, my tongue weight is about 8% of trailer weight. There is nothing (within reason) I can do about it, and it tows just fine.
On these forums, it is sometimes difficult to distinguish between "things to consider" versus hard and fast "rules".
CarnationSailor, that's a great answer thanks. Given my trailers situation I don't think there's any way it can be within the 10 to 15% range. It's at 15.3% tongue weight right now with everything at or behind the axle and a total of 13 gallons of water in the hot/cold tanks (hot tank full, cold tank 1/4 full). With even a minimal amount of gear in front of the axle and a half full cold water tank it will probably have a tongue weight of 20% or more.
The hitch I have (equalizer 10k) should easily be able to handle 510lbs of tongue weight, so I think I'll just load it all up and see how it tows. Really there's nothing else I can do anyways, we're going on this trip and a bit of confusion about tongue weight isn't going to stop us at this point.
