Towing may look easy, but doing it safely is all about the right setup and good technique. In this walkthrough, Formul ...

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 ...

When towing a 3,000-to-4,000-pound trailer, that can be as much as 600 pounds of tongue weight. ... Our 11,700-pound trailer could have a tongue weight of 1,755 pounds when calculated at 15%.

Knowing what the GVWR is for your RV or truck is vital to keep you safe on the road. What does it mean, though? Here's ...

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 ...

With a 10,000 pound GTWR rating and 1,000 pound tongue weight rating (it's also available in 600-, 800- and 1,200-pound ratings), this budget-friendly weight distributing hitch should prove to be ...

Weight Capacity. The tongue jack must be rated to handle the tongue weight of your trailer. This is typically somewhere between 10 and 15 percent of the weight of the boat and trailer. ­Except for ...

Tongue weight is approximately 10 percent of the trailer’s total weight, and it must also not push a vehicle’s total weight past its GVWR. Best Small Trucks for Towing Ford Maverick: Max ...

Tongue weight is approximately 10 percent of the trailer’s total weight, and it must also not push a vehicle’s total weight past its GVWR. Best Small Trucks for Towing Ford Maverick: Max ...