noseweight v max tow

[Jim.M_5040716]

For the sake of good towing stability, noseweight can never be too high. It is limited only by what the car, the towbar and the caravan's drawbar and coupling will take without danger of physical failure. All these figures must be available somewhere. The maximum permissible load on the towbar is plated. Usually this is the same as the limit for the car itself although it pays to check in the vehicle owner's manual. The same goes for the maximum noseweight applicable to the caravan.

If a hitch is almost scraping the tarmac, as you say, the owner has obviously not kept within the limits specified by the manufacturer.

I agree with your last coments, but would like to add that my van has a limit on the head of 100k car has limit of 85k car makers own towbar says 75k The lowest figure must be used, soI found no difficulty in get it to 75k. Many large atv's have a nose weight of 100k or even more.The noseweight dose not afect the max towing weight.

Caravan makers do not know what sort of tow vehicle you have so can not make vans with a noseweight to suit every car on the road it is up to you the driver to make sure that your vehicle and van are suitable for the purpose.

Jim M