Trailer setup

yeah man, those ladders are great!

Iā€™ve got two of those ladders, the 18 foot one is great, the 24ā€™ one is almost unmanageable.

Yeah, tongue weight should amount to about 10% of the total trailer weight. For me that means about 80-100 lbs on the hitch, lol.

If the trailer is back heavy with a negative tongue weight, or perfectly balanced with zero tongue weight, you can end up fishtailing/jackknifing if you get into a panic swerve/braking situation. The mass of the trailer will actually lift the back end of your truck and whip it around.

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Whatā€™s the trailer length?

did the trailer come with brakes or did you do an add on?

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Itā€™s a 5x10. I added the brakes but honestly it didnā€™t make that big of a difference.

Yea, thatā€™s why I was saying I like to keep weight on my tongue. I like my truck to squat just a little when I hook the trailer up. I putting that new king nipple on this weekend btw. small world bro. This site is a lot better than that fb one. All they want to know is how much to charge for jobs and post pictures lol

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Hey, I like the pictures. Iā€™m a simple man, lolā€¦:rofl:

I saw your comment about calculating SH concentration. Boyyyy you smart :thinking::+1:t3:

Almost smarter than a fifth graderā€¦

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