Wow! Wonder what brought this topic up? Naw, I really don't care. Yes, on a bumper pull trailer 10% of the trailer weight on the hitch. And contrary to others, More is NOT better. On a gooseneck 10-15%. 15 yrs ago I hauled Dad's '51 M with Stan-Hoist loader 200 miles home on Labor Day weekend. I tried the "watch how much the hitch drops" method as I drove the tractor on the trailer. It was WAY too heavy on the hitch. I only drove the truck & trailer maybe 5 miles and parked it at my Brother-in-Law's, I moved the tractor BACK about 4-5 inches and chained it down again. Next morning I was just out on the blacktop past my brother-in-law's farm and knew I had the hitch weight right. Guy that stored the M told me the seedcorn company I detassled for as a kid had an 80 ft long platform semi-truck scale. I completely axled my truck & trailer out, 10% hitch weight on the nose, no axle or set of tires over-loaded, trailer handled beautifully. Son and I loaded two trailers about 2 weeks ago. I learned years ago SON ignores most things I tell him, so I don't even say anything anymore. He WAY over-loaded the hitch on the 28 ft enclosed trailer he pulled with my old F250. He pulled the trailer about 80 miles and the reciever hitch BENT Down, welds didn't crack but I don't know why. He also loaded most of my U-Haul 12 ft enclosed trailer, yep, got it too heavy on the hitch too, but it weighed about 6000-7000# and my truck & hitch is rated 10,000# trailer 1500# hitch. Son forgets I drove over-the-road for 3-4 years, and had about 5 years other truck driving experience, I know how to load trucks & trailers. I get the impression most of you guys are just guessing by your comments.
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