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Originally posted by Big Z:
OK,  here's the short:
10K=Don't do it except for short moves, (nothing else to use, not afraid of breakage, or prosecution if in an accident!) otherwise,--And Strongly Advised!--STAY WITHIN RECOMMENDED RATINGS!--Check The Manual!.
Fill-up and load your rig--run to a scale--NOTE weight of Front Axle--Then Note Gross Weight--Then Note the REAR Axle Weight, (ADD Weight of Passengers Or other things, as required, if not on board!) this is Part 1. Loaded H2 Weight! (8600# MAX)
Part 2 is simple, Fully loaded Towed, Weighs LESS THAN 7000#--AND!--WITHIN The Gross Combined Rating. (14,000#--MAX!!)
Towed=Anything you want to, As long as you-- DON'T EXCEED 7000#, OR YOUR GROSS COMBINED TOW RATING 
Tongue Weight cannot exceed 670# period!
Section 4-53 through 4-67 pretty much ecplains it all! 
Except it's as POS for a TOW Rig!
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We've been through this time and time before.
If you want to follow what your manual states is the reccomendation, then fine, read it. I am to assume if you are asking questions here, you want to know real world experiences and realize that the manufacturer is going to err on the side of caution.
To say that the tongue weight cannot exceed 670lbs period, is ridiculous. Why didn't you use the 15% number? The thing that restricts the H2s trailer weight rating is it's own gross vehicle weight rating. The combined rating has to be 14K or less to stay in it's class, so politics has more to do with those numbers in the manual than real world ability.
We agree the H2 is not a good tow rig and that you don't tow 10K lbs except for short distances. But stressing over whether or not you fall into the recommended numbers is a little too much if you ask me.