trailer question......

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Right after Christmas, I rented a U-HAUL trailer and pulled it from Muskogee, OK. It was a 12' tandem axle box trailer. The dood at the rental place told me to make sure to place 60% of my cargo weight from the center of the axles forward. It even had signs in the trailer stating that. It pulled like a champ.....didn't even know it was back there.

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Originally Posted by JDd

A Tractor pull sled weighs the same from start to finish. It doesn't GAIN weight. The weight moving forward pushes the sled into the ground. The tractor isn't pulling more weight. the weight is being transfered from a rolling force to a dragging force. The force that slows and/or stops the tractor is friction. Not weight.

This isn't the same as pulling a trailer.

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Well, I moved boat back 2inches on trailer today.........it pulls like a MUCH smaller boat now.......I noticed last weekend my reciever hitch was no longer pointing strait out from the truck, but instead was twisted down a little........where the boat sits now, I should no longer have any problems...........I only have half tamk of gas in it right now, so I'll know more when I fill it up tomorrow............My neihbor and I can lift the toungue now.......Before......NO WAY.......I'll know more about gas milage this weekend..........