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jaycocreek
Aug 22, 2014Explorer II
I think there is a lot to the above statement of basically lack of experience and knowledge of WD hitches and the way they were designed to work.
I was taught at an early age on the how too's of pulling trailers. My first solo trip at 15 years old with a 1957 GMC 1/2 ton step side with a small block 265 motor pulling a 20 ft trailer without WD hitch from Boise Idaho to Whitefish Montana over the old unimproved grades that were switch back heaven.
WD hitches have changed a lot since the first one I ever had years ago, but the premises is the same, to take part of the strain off your tow vehicle and not to over stress your jack by raising it un-necessarily several inches higher than need be.
I was taught at an early age on the how too's of pulling trailers. My first solo trip at 15 years old with a 1957 GMC 1/2 ton step side with a small block 265 motor pulling a 20 ft trailer without WD hitch from Boise Idaho to Whitefish Montana over the old unimproved grades that were switch back heaven.
WD hitches have changed a lot since the first one I ever had years ago, but the premises is the same, to take part of the strain off your tow vehicle and not to over stress your jack by raising it un-necessarily several inches higher than need be.
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