How to load a trailer makes is crucial to towing safety. Keep 10-15% of the total weight on the tongue and arrange cargo with ...

Don't confuse towing a trailer with driving a car—they only look the same. If you're preparing to haul a trailer, it's time to brush up on the basics.

So, if you're towing an 8,000-pound trailer for example, aiming for 10 percent of that trailer's weight to be pushing down on the tow hitch, that's 800 pounds of tongue weight. Auto and trailer ...

It’s always best to have a trailer tongue weight of 10 to 15% for a conventional bumper tow setup. The trailer is more prone to sway below 10%, and above 15% it can potentially overload the tow ...

GM has filed a patent for a new system capable of determining vehicle payload, trailer tongue weight, and ride height using underbody cameras. The patent application was assigned patent number US ...