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Scrub · 04-25-2003, 01:21 AM

I respect that both statements are true for the average person. I'm not the average person.

The axles on my truck are made to haul a load just like the axles on my trailer. 8,000 pound on the truck rear and 14,400 on the trailer pair. To be frank, The load on that trailer looks pretty damn centered to me. It weighs 9,700 pounds and has 2,200 pounds drawbar weight. Run that by your profecient engineer and he will tell you that it is right on the money.

I also realize that most hitches really aren't worth much, that is because most hitches are built by flatlanders for flatlanders. I'm not pulling a fricking pop-up tent and this isn't a MOST hitch. It has about 200 pounds of iron in it. The front end of the truck will come off the ground days before the hitch breaks. The trailer coupler is rated at 5000 (yes five thousand pounds) drawbar weight and 30,000 max trailer load. The ball has an 1.25 inch shank. This cow squeeze isn't even half a load. I only have 6500 pounds on the trailer.

I live at 3500 feet elevation. I cut wood 20 miles from here at 6500 feet. We got two kind of roads around here Up-hill and Down-hill, all of them are rough and half the time they are covered with snow (it snowed today). If you build a trailer so the hitch is equal distant between the rear axle of the truck and the axles on the trailer, you are designing a system that is inherently prone to sway and likely to pull you off the road when one side of the trailer gets caught in a ditch or a snow bank. That won't get it around here.

If you put the hitch near the axle of the truck (Like a semi or 5th wheel) then the trailer will be less likely to sway or affect your truck as the trailer is better controlled by the rear axle.

Right now I own something like 7 trailers. I've probably pulled them, and the other ones I've wore out, well over half a million miles. I forgot more about pulling a trailer than most people will ever have the oportunity to learn.

Some guys drive Fords, Some guys drive a Dodge. I drive a Chevy and I pull a trailer with the axle in the rear.

Respectfully yours,

04-25-2003, 01:21 AM	#8
Scrub Collector of rusty Items Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Sisters,Oregon USA Posts: 731	I respect that both statements are true for the average person. I'm not the average person. The axles on my truck are made to haul a load just like the axles on my trailer. 8,000 pound on the truck rear and 14,400 on the trailer pair. To be frank, The load on that trailer looks pretty damn centered to me. It weighs 9,700 pounds and has 2,200 pounds drawbar weight. Run that by your profecient engineer and he will tell you that it is right on the money. I also realize that most hitches really aren't worth much, that is because most hitches are built by flatlanders for flatlanders. I'm not pulling a fricking pop-up tent and this isn't a MOST hitch. It has about 200 pounds of iron in it. The front end of the truck will come off the ground days before the hitch breaks. The trailer coupler is rated at 5000 (yes five thousand pounds) drawbar weight and 30,000 max trailer load. The ball has an 1.25 inch shank. This cow squeeze isn't even half a load. I only have 6500 pounds on the trailer. I live at 3500 feet elevation. I cut wood 20 miles from here at 6500 feet. We got two kind of roads around here Up-hill and Down-hill, all of them are rough and half the time they are covered with snow (it snowed today). If you build a trailer so the hitch is equal distant between the rear axle of the truck and the axles on the trailer, you are designing a system that is inherently prone to sway and likely to pull you off the road when one side of the trailer gets caught in a ditch or a snow bank. That won't get it around here. If you put the hitch near the axle of the truck (Like a semi or 5th wheel) then the trailer will be less likely to sway or affect your truck as the trailer is better controlled by the rear axle. Right now I own something like 7 trailers. I've probably pulled them, and the other ones I've wore out, well over half a million miles. I forgot more about pulling a trailer than most people will ever have the oportunity to learn. Some guys drive Fords, Some guys drive a Dodge. I drive a Chevy and I pull a trailer with the axle in the rear. Respectfully yours, __________________ Scrub Sisters, Oregon - Home of the Sisters Rodeo. 70 GMC 1,000,000 + miles 72 K-20 project, 456 Dana60 front, Corp14 rear w/locker, 265R19.5 tires 20-ply. Warn 12k winches both ends, Cross-over steering with raised tie-rod, Powerbox steering, 4500 watt 120-AC power, Air, Hydraulic aux power, 4 inch lift, 5000 lb air-bags both ends.