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Re: Trailer jockey info - thanks!

To: "Mark J. Andy" <marka@telerama.com>
Subject: Re: Trailer jockey info - thanks!
From: Jim Juhas <james.f.juhas@snet.net>
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 17:26:28 -0400
I tried this with a 14HP tractor, since I knew the tractor itself would never
tolerate the tongue weight.  Lots of wheelies, even with a reatively light
trailer.  Backing up is impossible, and going downhill was a disaster.

"Mark J. Andy" wrote:

>
>
> How about just making a little "trailer" for the tractor that had a ball
> on top?  That way the tounge weight would go directly down and the tractor
> would just need to worry about moving the rolling weight (and, like
> someone else mentioned, I think your biggest problem would be having
> enough nut to turn corners with a multi-axle trailer).
>
> Mark

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