Spare wheel mount for front of Jayco Sprite 2000

In Europe the normal accepted tow ball weight is around 5%.

I was going to make that point as well, Bigfish, but then I wondered if they have design rules that make a low ballweight like that more appropriate than our heavy 10-15%.

"I was going to make that point as well, Bigfish, but then I wondered if they have design rules that make a low ballweight like that more appropriate than our heavy 10-15%."

There are no rules as to how to design their vans. They have a design philosophy for their vans, Their vans are lighter and they also do not include heavy things on the ends of the vans. They generally only have one gas bottle and smaller boots at the front. Likewise, they do not have heavy bumper bars or spare wheels on the rear, they certainly do not have tool boxes and jerrycans at the ends. You will not find kitchens at the ends of their vans.

The subject of vans with heavy ends like the Australian designed vans have Vs the lighter weight vans from Europe have well and truly covered in the writings of Collyn Rivers. Look up his sites and read them. Oz vans with their heavy ends require heavier ball weights to provide sufficient stability on the road.

Yrs ago I had a towball weight of 80kg on a loaded 1.4t 16' pop top I also keep 2 spares under our bed which was at the front of the van it all balanced out very good but that may not have worked for the same size full height non pop top van. I think around 10% give or take is acceptable everyone has their own idea but what works for one doesn't always work for all. Also I read somewhere once that in ideal road conditions 5% is fine but we don't have very good roads so a little more is better.

Thanks everyone. Will check the ball weight when I can