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braindead0
Explorer
Jan 06, 2017

Why no TT's that fully supports their own weight.

Like four wheeled farm trailers. Many trucks have huge towing capacity with limited payload so a four wheeled fully supported trailer is often the only way (weigh? ;-) you could use all that towing '...
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myredracer
Explorer II
Jan 06, 2017
You can buy a "hitch helper" like in 1st photo. Back in the 50s, they had a similar device but was mounted to the A-frame - can't find a closeup shot of it at the moment but the 2nd photo shows it in use (from The Long, Long Trailer). Have to wonder what it would have been like towing a long, long trailer with that hitch helper on some of the narrow, steep and twisty roads in Ca. with a car with soft suspension.

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