Okay, I see. Well, I do what I want, you can't stop me!!Because I don't want to get drug into court somewhere because I said, "Do this, it'll be fine!" I have a small boat...I don't always use my truck to tow it
I'd rather tow a small trailer with one of those welded on hitches before I'd want to add one of those racks full of all kinds of camping gear and a cooler on the back bouncing up and down.
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I agree with this - the direction of the load will be much stronger I'd think than the torque that will apply, plus if all 1,000lbs of the trailer end up on the hitch I am probably falling off a cliff already