It will sway less at highway speed if you run it with the tongue lower. There's some science behind this statement, so its more than just a wild theory. Its related to the sideview angle of the spring eyes on the trailer relative to horizontal.
That's because the SAE standard for square hitch receivers does not cover anything above 10,000#.Actually though, the more I think about it, I dont think I have ever seen a standard(2" drop 1" rise) insert rated that high??? But I could be wrong
Or at least a weight distribution hitch?
Actually though, the more I think about it, I dont think I have ever seen a standard(2" drop 1" rise) insert rated that high??? But I could be wrong
Sleeve?
Bdog,
Since i don't know what your up to, or what type of truck your planning on pulling this with, and you seem reasonably sure about the weighs and that fact that you don't want to be under rated on any part of this, I was wondering what type of vehicle you can use to pull a 12k bumper hitch trailer.
I noticed that several manufacturers of trucks capable of pulling that type of weight easily had footnotes in their spec's limiting trailers over 10K to fifth wheel hookup only.
David from jax
I am towing it behind a f350 diesel. Trailer probably weighs between 10-11k. I like to have some safety factor built in. The ball mount I have now the 2" drop is forged and labeled 20k gross and 2k tongue.
Where are you at if you turn the ball mount over?
I hooked the trailer up and parked it on a flat driveway and in the 2" drop position the trailer is about 1" low in the front. If I flip the mount it will put the front 2" high.