What with all the discussion about weight distributing trailer
hitches lately, I have a question of my own which I have been
wondering about...
Since the weight distribing system essentially ties the the trailer
to the truck almost like a single unit, does one have to be careful
when doing something like backing into a driveway which is at a steep
angle to the street? Unless I am mistaken, the weight distributing
system will try to lift the rear wheels of the truck off the ground;
is it possible to bend a torsion bar or damage anything doing this?
Here is a drawing showing what I am talking about:
http://jonsteiger.com/www/misc/wdtrailer.jpg
(No fair making fun of the drawing!) ;-)
Since the WD setup resists bending in an up and down way, I wonder
if driving through a "dip" such as is commonly found between the street
and a steep driveway could harm anything? Might it be a good idea to
disconnect the bars before backing a trailer into such a driveway?
---Jon-
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