Towing may look easy, but doing it safely is all about the right setup and good technique. In this walkthrough, Formul ...

Half-ton trucks like the Ford F-150 and Ram 1500 typically recommend a weight-distribution hitch for any trailer over 5,000 pounds and/or any tongue weight over 500 pounds, which might seem low ...

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While there are "slider" fifth-wheel hitches and other variations that allow these trailers to be towed behind trucks with shorter beds, the best towing option is to use an 8-foot-long-bed truck.

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As a rough estimate, this figure should be around 10 to 15 per cent of a trailer’s total weight. For our sample truck above, towing a 6,000-lb trailer (600-ish pounds tongue weight) would leave ...

The trailer-to-truck coupling—at the hitch (and hitch ball)—is like a proverbial hub for sway, as it is the pivot point for weight distribution and all of the unequal forces that affect a setup.