Not only that - when you have heavy items in the BACK of your trailer, for example a 300lb bike strapped to the back, that configuration actually equates to 600 lb of weight to the truck. It’s like trying to carry your backpack with your arm extended instead of on your back. Your weight configuration is essential to understand and follow.
artistandascholar2000
Cool option, I’m sure that would make it harder to get high-sided.
BosunMark
Neat way to get that bike rack lower!
mutingisforcowardsandsycophants
Collapsible trailer trucks are the latest innovation in portable automobiles, just like that foldable iPhone. The future is folding!
sevro77
Know when you have no choice but to walk away.
eppykaze
And when to run
tomatoboy
Back story: https://www.thedrive.com/news/broken-ram-3500-dually-shows-a-camper-can-still-overload-a-big-truck (TL;dr, the owner looked at the payload capacity for the regular cab version of his truck, not the quad cab, didn’t weigh the combo, and may have overloaded the truck as a result)
ctotheg2
Not only that - when you have heavy items in the BACK of your trailer, for example a 300lb bike strapped to the back, that configuration actually equates to 600 lb of weight to the truck. It’s like trying to carry your backpack with your arm extended instead of on your back. Your weight configuration is essential to understand and follow.
tomatoboy
(Basically, he thought his truck could carry 2000lbs more than it could)
WickedSludge
And was probably overloaded even for the number he thought he could carry... Since he never bothered to actually weight his equipment
SecretAgentSuperBooger
tl;dr