Tongue load
Total trailer weight
x 100 = 10%
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Total trailer weight
Tongue load
The trailer cargo load should be distributed so that
the tongue load is 10% of the total trailer weight, not
exceeding the maximum of the following.
For weight carrying hitch 227 kg (500 lb.)
Also for weight distributing hitch 294 kg (650 lb.)
Never load the trailer with more weight in the back
than in the front. About 60% of the trailer load should
be in the front half of the trailer and the remaining 40%
in the rear.
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