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Tilting and Tongue Weight PrecautionsTilting and Tongue Weight Precautions
UNCONTROLLED TILTING OF TRAILER AND INCORRECT TONGUE WEIGHT can result in personal injury, equipment damage, fishtailing and loss of control of towing vehicle. Follow these precautions to avoid accidents, injury and equipment damage:
Distribute weight to that trailer tongue is approximately 10 percent of gross trailer weight.
Tongue weight is the amount of trailer weight that rests on the towing vehicle – that is, the downward pressure on the coupler.
Remove or adjust trailer load to get correct tongue weight.
Do not let tongue weight exceed coupler and hitch rating.
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