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Originally Posted by PGSigns
One of things that may be adding to the issues. The long hitch is adding leverage to the 850# you have at the ball and the hitch may be well over the 1000 it is rated for. A long drop hitch can reduce the capacity of the hitch as much as a 1/3. What weight raring are the rear tires on the 2012. A tire with a softer side wall for comfort does not make a good towing tire. Have you looked at moving weight around in the trailer to improve the balance? Shoot for 10% of the trailer weight. I am going through that now with the toy hauler I have. Not that my duelly cares I just dont like all the tongue weight.
Jimmy
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I just measured from the axle center to the ball and the 2012 is 2" longer.
one inch for the shank and one inch one the truck itself because of the location of the hitch in the bumper.
With my horrible math skills that calculates into another 7% added to the load because of the leverage???