(ET) Trailer towing

[Rhett George <rtg ee duke edu>]

 - Greetings -

Tim Chapin wrote of keeping the front wheels on teh ground.  Definitely
a correct idea.  Control of the hitch weight as he noted is necessary.
Hitch height should be looked at as well.  If the trailer ball is above
the height of the rear axle centerline, the trailer tugging on the ball
will try to lift the front end.  If it were possible to put the ball below
the rear axle height, the trailer tugging on the ball would add a down-
ward force to the front wheels.

Certain farm tractors had a propensity to overturn due to a bad hitch
height (and do in the operator).  Take care.

                                        Rhett George