Handy Don 16,790 #26301 Posted 8 hours ago (edited) 23 hours ago, sqrlgtr said: me thinks the ball/tongue will still be even to top of axle and I tried making the hitch as tight as possible to tractor. Actually going to drill a new hole for the hitch pin and slid ball in another inch or so that will help also, I hope. .. This is going to be my firewood hauler at least thats the plan anyhow. Ive pulled some pretty heavy loads with a hitch that I made that goes on the sleeve type hitch and this one isn't much taller if any at all, just hated putting all that tongue weight on my lift cables . Moving the hitch closer to the tractor only modestly offsets the torque from the tongue weight. It does NOT change the torque caused by drag (the effort needed to pull the trailer along). A wheelie can happen extremely quickly with no time to react--and having a 600 lb tractor on your chest and a trailer tongue under your back can be, well, hurtful. As noted, locking the hitch snugly onto the ball and leaving the trailer’s jack wheel close to the ground can be a partial anti-wheelie solution, but if the jack wheel hangs up... Also, pay attention to the trailer tongue--putting the hitch ball in close, you may restrict your turning radius! If you have the option, modifying the trailer tongue so that its hitch is at or below the height of the tractor axle is the way to go. Edited 8 hours ago by Handy Don Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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