trailer level when towing
I am trying to find out how level a trailer must be when towing. I tow a crossroads 26 ft. fifth wheel with a ford F350 short bed dually and a superglide hitch. When I hook up, the trailer rides appro...
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Francesca Knowles wrote:
It's my understanding that unlike with torsion axles, leaf sprung axles equalize the load between them if the trailer's off level.
I could be wrong; I'm sure that if so someone will post and say so!
I too would be curious to know if that is the case. The center mounting point is called an equalizer, so it would seem that the purpose would be to equalize the load on both axles. I would imagine that in an extreme case there would be different loads, but a couple of inches, I don't know. It's tough to get them level with the height of todays trucks.
