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   On 2/9/2026 2:43 PM, Snag wrote:   
   > On 2/9/2026 12:05 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:   
   >> On 2/9/2026 5:20 AM, Jim Wilkins wrote:   
   >>> "Snag"  wrote in message news:10mbomj$2h1p8$1@dont-email.me...   
   >>>   
   >>> On 2/8/2026 10:06 PM, Clare Snyder wrote:   
   >>>>    Put brakes on anything that excedes 50% of the tow vehicle's weight   
   >>>>   
   >>>   
   >>>    That may be a good rule of thumb for a highway application . But I'm   
   >>> talking about dragging a load of firewood a few hundred yards down a   
   >>> dirt road to my driveway and the splitter next to it .  Top speed MIGHT   
   >>> be around 10 MPH ...   
   >>   
   >> Been there done that.  In order to save money in college I rented a   
   >> vacant lot with trailer hookups.  Then I hauled in an old trailer.  It   
   >> was right at that dividing line between travel trailer and mobile   
   >> home. Really a small mobile home.  Hooked up to the receiver hitch on   
   >> my 76 F150 it was pretty sketchy.  I towed it at 35 mph for 70 miles   
   >> ont he freeway.  At a little over 36 mph it couldn't be steered.  You   
   >> could make suggestions, but steering wasn't really an option.   
   >>   
   >> Just so you know a stabilizer hitch would have cured the problem, but   
   >> I didn't have one.  I had to scrounge and borrow a draw bar with a   
   >> 2-5/16 ball to tow it at all.  I have used stabilizer hitches a few   
   >> times since, but none of my current trailers are tongue heavy enough   
   >> to need one on my 3/4 ton trucks.  On a 1/2 ton, sure, but not on a   
   >> modern 3/4.   
   >>   
   >   I think you're talking about what I know as an equalizer hitch . Got   
   > one for our 25 foot camping trailer , as well as a friction type anti-   
   > sway device .   
      
   Yeah, equalizer hitch is probably the correct term.  I have a couple,   
   but I'm not sure I still have all the parts.  LOL.   
      
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