Re: [SilverStreak] size of propane tanks

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15% of 4,500# is 675#; 15% of 5,000# is 750#. 800# is above the maximum 
15% recommendation for tongue weight.
Too much weight on the tongue makes for "wallowing" by the trailer, which 
is supported on a triangle like a tricycle. If you recall your kids' trike, 
if you leaned forward it was easy to tip over. For coasting down hills you 
leaned back toward the rear wheels for stability. Of course there was little 
or no loading out behind the rear axle, which is not the case with 
"teeter-totter" RV trailers. A second kid hanging out the back of the trike 
made the trike want to veer all over.
If the center of gravity is high, it makes "wallowing" even more likely.
A tow vehicle that is heavier than the trailer makes up for a lot of trailering 
sins. :-)
Al

-- "Tom Patterson" <pattersontj@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
Just as a addendum, I have a 22' Streamline which weighs in somewhere 
between 4,500 and 5,000 (It has add-ons like a hardwood floor).  My tongue weight, 
with two 30 lb. tanks and two batteries is 800 lbs.

I have absolutely no sway at any speed with this trailer, and have no 
trouble with the wind from 18 wheels throwing me around.  My tow vehicle controls 
the trailer, not the other way around.

-Tom