"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know...size matters.


Assuming two vehicles weigh about the same, have the same engines and
transmissions, and so forth, and one simply is a foot or two longer than
the other...why would the longer vehicle be a "better" tower?

There are two factors that dominate the equation:

1) wheel base

2) distance behind the rear wheels to the hitch.


You should also note that what helps for stability going down the highway
generally hurts when you are trying to back into tight spaces.

The best for stability is to have a long wheel base and a short distance
between the rear wheels and the hitch. The worst would be a short wheel
base and a long distance between the rear wheels and the hitch.

If you had a fifth wheel trailer then the hitch would be over the rear
wheels and then wheel base doesn't matter as much.

Rod McInnis