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Sources

• Carlist.com. "Automotive Glossary: Tongue Weight." (Sept. 26, 2008)
  http://www.carlist.com/autoglossary/autoglossary_108.html
• Curt Manufacturing. "Understanding Towing: Tongue Weight." (Sept. 26, 2008)
  http://www.curtmfg.com/index.cfm?event=pageview&contentpieceid=1347
• etrailer.com. "Tongue Weight (TW)." (Sept. 26, 2008)
  http://www.etrailer.com/faq_trailertowtips.aspx
• U-Haul. "Towing glossary: Tongue weight." (Sept. 26, 2008)
• http://www.uhaul.com/hitches/glossary/