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Originally Posted by chevypower

I don’t know why the people wrote car owners manuals a certain way, but if 10-15% is safer at high speeds, don’t you think it would be safer at lower speeds too? Come on man, it’s just common sense. Laws of physics don’t change depending on the country you’re in either.

https://www.trailersoftheeastcoast.c...fe-hitch--1739

https://www.weigh-safe.com/towing-sa...t-mrtruck-com/

https://www.gmc.com/gmc-life/trucks/...or-safe-towing

https://www.ramtrucks.com/BodyBuilde...1D%2BFDNq7c%0A

https://www.etrailer.com/faq-how-to-...ue-weight.aspx

https://rvshare.com/blog/trailer-ton...-calculate-it/

https://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-...gue-weight.htm

Do you need more references, or are you sticking with the owners manual of your VW? 😂

It's not that black and white. It is possible to safely tow with less than 10% ball weight. Europeans do it every day. The caveat is the trailers they tow were designed that way and also feature anti sway technology. I believe they also restrict towing speeds.

I've seen caravans that have a MAX ball weight stipulated on the compliance plate, and less than 10% of the ATM. Some around 5%.

So it can be done if that's how it was designed. It's just not very common in Australia or USA.

That's not suggesting you can tow any trailer with a reduced ball weight though.

Manufacturer ratings are to protect the car integrity. Nothing more. They don't care what you tow as long as you stay within the parameters they set. They aren't necessarily saying it's safe to tow a caravan with 5% ball weight. They are just providing maximum specs for the equipment. Trailers come in all shapes and sizes and configurations.