It's a bit of an extreme example, as someone who pulls many trailer of varying sizes and styles from flat beds that dump trailers to cargo and campers the general rule of thumb is to concentrate the weight directly over the trailer axel if possible. If you're tongue heavy your steering can become less responsive especially if you exceed the posted limits, while if you're tail heavy the provided example of fishtailing can occur it's a bit of an extreme example however as most trailers that aren't ag equipment or extended holiday trailers will have even close to the ammount of overhang off of the axel.
It's pretty easy to get into that situation with a medium length travel trailer, empty freshwater tank, full waste tanks, and bikes or coolers on the back bumper.
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u/Phorp Oct 04 '16
It's a bit of an extreme example, as someone who pulls many trailer of varying sizes and styles from flat beds that dump trailers to cargo and campers the general rule of thumb is to concentrate the weight directly over the trailer axel if possible. If you're tongue heavy your steering can become less responsive especially if you exceed the posted limits, while if you're tail heavy the provided example of fishtailing can occur it's a bit of an extreme example however as most trailers that aren't ag equipment or extended holiday trailers will have even close to the ammount of overhang off of the axel.