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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
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