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[QUOTE]jim casteel - 2/16/2006  10:39 PM

level is best no matter what!!  a single axle trailer will be just fine with a slight nose down (on ball) but a dual or triple axle is a big no-no they have to be level to have equil pressure on all tires.
if anyone tells you all the weight should be on the axle thats wrong---you always have to maintain a minimum 10% of the total weight on the ball (for eg. if you put 1000lbs in your boat 100lbs of it must be towards the front) or you will get avery  bad and dangerous sway when pulling your trailer!!!  anouther eg. is if your total boat/trailer weight is 2000lbs then minimum 200lbs is required on the ball.
the best way to get it right is to use an adjustable receiver ( ball can be mounted higher or lower on the receiver ) to maintain a level pull.
BTW  be extra carefull when loading your boat with items exp. coolers loaded with ice and pop/beer ( theise are very heavy)  you dont want to overload your axle/tires ...it'll cause the tires to get too hot and cause a blow out.

hope this helps
jim[/QUOTE]

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Posted 2/16/2006 10:39 PM (#177753 - in reply to #177179)
Subject: RE: trailer level (drophitch) question

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level is best no matter what!! a single axle trailer will be just fine with a slight nose down (on ball) but a dual or triple axle is a big no-no they have to be level to have equil pressure on all tires.
if anyone tells you all the weight should be on the axle thats wrong---you always have to maintain a minimum 10% of the total weight on the ball (for eg. if you put 1000lbs in your boat 100lbs of it must be towards the front) or you will get avery bad and dangerous sway when pulling your trailer!!! anouther eg. is if your total boat/trailer weight is 2000lbs then minimum 200lbs is required on the ball.
the best way to get it right is to use an adjustable receiver ( ball can be mounted higher or lower on the receiver ) to maintain a level pull.
BTW be extra carefull when loading your boat with items exp. coolers loaded with ice and pop/beer ( theise are very heavy) you dont want to overload your axle/tires ...it'll cause the tires to get too hot and cause a blow out.

hope this helps
jim

Edited by jim casteel 2/16/2006 10:43 PM