SGStriglos
Bronze Member
To be honest no I haven't. I used to work at a boat dealership in college and pushed boats around a lot with forks...Yes it was a heck of a lot easier. They had a jeep with the hitch on the front also.Just curious . . When pulling the trailer downhill Instead of having the trailer behind you . . ever consider a front mount hitch point? Then you could steer the trailer instead of pulling it.
I've just found that pulling a trailer down hills makes me the slave to the direction the trailer wants to go. But when going downhill . . . if I'm front mount steering it . . I become more of the boss ("pulling" a trailer downhill . . the trailer wants to push your rear up in the air).
But in my application it never occurred to me. 3-Point has the ball on the rear and hydraulics on the rear for dumping; and then bucket is up front to lower in an emergency. Just because it is the way I have always done and the way everyone else does it is not the correct answer.
I will give that some serious thought.....it would teach my son the nuances of trailer backing a lot quicker and with less frustration. Thank you!