Mad respect guys. When you guys make a mistake no gripes no bullshit you just own it and make it right. You guys are legit.

I really appreciate you guys putting this video together. When I satarted towing large / heavy loads a number of years back, I quickly realized the importance of trailer weight distribution and tongue weight as it pertains to vehicle dynamics and -most importantly- safety. This past summer when I was in Algonquin Park I watched a minivan with a 20+ foot RV go down the road with the rear of the vehicle squatting to the point the underside of the ball-mount was dragging on the road. I honestly couldn’t believe it. It was apparent that they used the manufacturer’s max towing rating as the only factor to how large/heavy a trailer they could tow without realizing that the tow rating is a perfectly balanced and distributed trailer with ideal tongue weight. Most trailers, especially RVs, do not conform to this, especially when you pack the vehicle and trailer full of kids and camping equipment. I’d like to see the authorities and legislation catch-up with the times, but in the meanwhile videos like these are going to prove invaluable. Thanks for putting it together guys.

My wife says my "tongue weight" game is strong!

Just to note you want to connect the emergency brake cable to the truck itself and not the chain. You guys went into detail on this nice work.

Very informative. Even though I've been dealing with trailers and loads, and mishaps for a long long time, I still learned something. Thank you!

That hitch is cool! I never knew they made that. Good info! Keep the vids coming boys!

Man, what a tutorial, I appreciate all the good information. Thank you 🙏

I really like your gauge on the trailer hitch. Super easy to read and quickly determine where to position the car. Not common in the EU. But European trailers are way easier to handle car towing. The floor is full of holes making the trailer not only lighter but you can strap the cars with a 3 point strap by the wheels/tyres directly to the trailer. No cross whatever needed and you can fully tension each strap from the start. Excessive strap lanes can be simply thrown into the car you have loaded and by shutting the door they don't move anywhere no more. Loading a car takes basically 10 minutes tops. If you are more skilled then you can get it done even under 10 minutes. Fully safe and secure :)

So incredibly helpful! Thank you so much, im new to trailer usage, I bought one to be able to haul a couple of cars I own. And your video was very thorough and informative.

Always learning something new from you thank you

Blippin Jeep (Matt) Just did a video as to why you don't cross strap it's very informative I learned something. Will never cross strap again

Great information!

Very easy to understand technical explanation as to why tongue weight matters. Thanks for even providing information about the option of purchasing a do it all tongue weight read out hitch.

Thanks for that amazing explanation video, truly helps !

keep up the good informative work. Good job .

Great explanation. Thank you for taking the time to educate.

Ace video! I tow from time to time and have never checked tongue weight... hahaha and love that you mention the receiver size on that huge hitch. I was thinking it looked too large.

Very glad you pulled the other and made a new one. We all think we know everything, until we don't lol Much respect to y'all.

I personally found the video very informative and helpful....thanks!!👍

Super helpful.

Very detailed. Nice

Excellent video! Would love to see how tounge weight behaves when a car is loaded backwards onto a trailer. I see it all the time at track days, and can't help but think it's wrong.

Ghetto ramp setup is classic. Good stuff!

Ideal. I'm picking up a motor tomorrow and it'll be my first trailer loading. Fun fact: Tongue weight is called Nose Weight here in the UK

I got the airbags 😁 you bet your beard I’m getting that WeighSafe hitch now! Don’t tell the wife!

What a beautiful truck!

Good info guys thank you.

Thank ya fellas, good content. Safe hauling, salute

That's an awesome product

Helpful. I'd like to see more videos on tuning suspension though

great info thanks

The only thing that make a me nervous on cross strapping is where the straps can rub. I’m glad others mentioned the safety brake hookup issue.

Perfect timing guys. I will be towing the ol s2k soon. 👍🏼

Adding load to the truck does not change the tongue weight at all. Tongue weight is a measurement of the downward force put on the tongue(hitch) by the trailer. Adding load to the bed does increase the load on the rear suspension, which may overload the rear suspension, but it does not affect tongue weight.

It should also be noted, you have your break away cable hooked up incorrectly. The break away cable is supposed to be hooked up to the tow vehicle itself, and not to any part of the hitch assembly. It is intended to activate if there is a complete failure of the hitch system. If you have it hooked to the hitch, if the hitch breaks away from the frame of the truck, etc., the cable will never be pulled...........absolutely useless. I hook my break away cable to the frame of my truck. That's the way it supposed to be. You should also mention that the chains are not only intended to keep the trailer attached to the hitch if the ball/receiver fails, but they also must be tight enough so the front of the trailer is elevated and rests on the chains preventing it from coming into contact with the pavement. You wouldn't want the front of the trailer catching a pothole/seam in the pavement and.........well........you get the picture.......

Thank You!!!

Nice video 👍 I now watch so much KZfaq I can spot a Canadian accent 😂, the California plate threw me off a little I’m not gonna to lie. From England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👍

Yo DP! That was some mighty fine strapping brother

I just watch the back of the tow vehicle drop from it's unloaded position about a 1/2" works a treat on my Ute... providing its not over loading the factory towing capacity.

If one of your straps break, you'll damage or loose your car if you have your straps crossed like that.

Great video. Just s note avoid strapping control arms especially in a bmw, those control arm bushings wear out fast as it is. And u putting pressure on them like that will cause them to wear out prematurely.

If the trailer is level empty when hooked up to the trailer then loaded with the car, wouldn't that alter the level? Is it better to have the trailer nose up by and inch or two to compensate for the weight of the car after it's loaded?

Got a compact sonic chevy? Bumper hits ramps before wheels do?

Hey I got a 2004 Chevy Tahoe I got a 18 ft trailer going be towing a 2004 Chevy Silverado 1500 single cab 2 door when I load it the truck goes all the way down I got the trailer weight distribution for it I even put the truck in the middle like you were saying.

2:52 How did you open door and get out? Looks like it will hit fender.

Finally the E39!

Would you put the transmission into Park and activate the parking brake?

Is it acceptable to estimate tongue weight based on how much the rear of the truck sags? If I tow with the same truck, and i know i have 500# tongue weight, could i measure the tire to fender distance when loaded? So no matter what im loading, i can judge correct tongue weight?

Great video man how can I know how manny pound can my truck load?

0:55 Nice video, but i wonder where does one get a two and half inch ball? Biggest I've seen on a bumper pull is 2-5/16.

Quick tip. If you have a dual axle trailer like this one just look at the tires on the trailer and get it so they have roughly the same amount of pressure on them

Just thinking wouldn't it be good with a level in it aswell

That big adjustable hitch looks like a class 4 receiver. Maybe something for "trailer video part 3".

Good info thanks for the video

I am fairly new to this, and you guys made me feel so professional with how ridiculously wrong you guys are on so many points, that I'm feeling pretty good about myself right now...

Good video, thank you. I've pulled trailers for decades but pulling my first car this weekend. BTW- why do Canadians always sound like laid-back nice guys?

Could you do a video on how the tundra tows sometime?

you might want to rethink cross strapping . if one strap comes loose that car will want to move toward the good strap and loosen it.

No hablo inglés y te entendí buen video

To add on to what you said on the end: that hitch will fit on the tundra, you just have to take the sleeve out of the reciever. Because that's a 5 ton hitch.

@Speed Academy I keep getting conflicting answers on this. Does adjusting the inclination of the strut within a Macpherson strut assembly alter the king pin inclination (also referred to as the steering axis inclination, SAI, or KPI)?

If you throw stuff in the back of the truck it doesn’t change the tongue weight it changes the trucks payload

FYI, E39 control arms have a tag on them that specifically says to NOT use them as an anchor location. You can see the tag at 10:10.

Do you put it in D or L

If you are loading a heavy vehicle you want to chalk the rear of the trailer so it doesn’t lift the rear tires of the tow vehicle off the ground.

How do you load car if the tire is flat or blown out

So if it was 50lbs can you pick the trailer up with your hands

Hope you chocked the wheels or set the e brake to avoid snapping that parking gear

Ooh cool, I need to buy a corner weight scale to tow cars? Even better, know your rig, and watch for the tow coupling to go down when you load the vehicle on.

I got a question, if I hitch my trailer up to my car which is an Elantra and I need to pull another car on the trailer I'm wondering if all the weight from the trailer will push my back end suspension low and bring my front up , I'm new to all this btw

Still no center caps on the TE37s huh.

2 1/2 in ?

bmw the lower control arms have a label do not tow or strap on it.use the K member instead`

never seen a 2 1/2 inch ball

Your emergency brake away cable isn't hooked up right. It's not supposed to be hooked to the hitch... therefore if the hitch falls off it won't do anything...it needs to be connected to the truck bumper Or frame...not the hitch/receiver

Fancy

Do I hear valve train noise?

I don't think that hitch thing, which is awesome BTW, would account for any additional "tongue weight" you get from loading the towing vehicle. All it can do is give you a measurement of how much weight is pushing on the ball. If you're adding any significant amount to the towing vehicle, it'll have to be added to the displayed weight to determine if you're overloaded.

I just looked up the pricing of that digital scale and it goes for ~$1,800. It’s worth it to me because 1- I don’t trust analog gauges. 2- I don’t trust OBD2 tongue weight scale, because it’s not 100% accurate. 3- the nearest weigh station is about an hour away. And I don’t recommend driving more than 15 minutes on a off weight trailer.

When attaching the straps to the trailer make sure the hooks are pointing up and away from the strap. You have it upside down, which is a very common oversight. Great video!

I’m guessing the winch is for cars that don’t start?

Breakaway strap should be through eye on truck

The chain link welded onto the trailer is insufficient .

You might want to address the rust on the frame and hitch receiver of truck.

DRIFT WAGON?!

Needs a boosted S52 not a 2J!

Ghetto this and ghetto that! Great video tho 🤝

the tongue weight at the hitch will actually be lighter than what you measure at the jack since it is further from the trailer axle

Maybe I'm overly cautious but I'd leave the hitch connected to the truck and just crank down the wheel until the load is off the hitch just in case something shifts. If that car starts rolling backwards things could get hairy pretty quickly

Never X pattern for straps. It's worse if one breaks.

Since you weighed it with the driver in place, I guess he will need to stay in there for the entire trip.

If you’re measuring tongue weight shouldnt you be measuring weight from the hitch point? You’re like 400mm behind the hitch point there.

Yeah trailer tires are crap. They fall apart and blow up often and are expensive for what they are. I use LT tires on my trailer. It's not a car trailer but I haul wood with it though.

These are actually well priced...

How to Load a Car Onto a Trailer V2?

I have to say, I am thoroughly let down here - I'm in absolute dismay. The sheer number of ball and receiver-in-hole jokes that were tee'd up and not swung at is both concerning and disheartening.

Your lower control arm (front) and axle (rear) strap down points are equivalent to going though the wheels and will allow the loaded vehicles suspension to operate. I typically don't like that method, and strap to frame points in front to minimize towed vehicle suspension travel. I also parallel front straps and cross just the rears, I would be interested in others opinions

Ball size isn't the only thing about the ball. There are different tow ratings (total trailer weight) of balls available in each size ball. And chock the trailer wheels when driving up those moronic wood ramps. (what happened to the good steel ramps that came with that trailer when it was new?). Just stupid to not chock the wheels while driving the car onto that type trailer. Cut 45 deg angles both ends of a 4X4 to fit with little room when slid between the tandem trailer wheels. Use that on both sides. Your tundra is NOT fine that way. Your low beams are now aimed up like the high beams are supposed to be aimed. (this is a SYMPTOM, not the #1 issue) If your vehicle is noticeably tail down like that you need the load distributing hitch or get a bigger truck. When you lift the weight off the front tires like that you have reduced steering authority. And on wet roads the front will hydroplane first and then you are royally screwed. What is the max tongue weight rating for your Tundra vs what is the tongue weight there? (Max tongue weight is listed in the owner's manual and note... that assumes the truck bed is EMPTY)

Tools, cargo, and passengers don't change the tongue weight. Those are related to payload.

Bad advice on strapping that bmw! Going to those control arms is a good way to break them. You can do an “8 Point” strap down by using this axel straps on you ratchet straps and going around those tires. Silly bmw and Mercedes have horribly weak control arms. On steel lowers you can get away with that method but you still risk bending shit. Like on most European cars they don’t have slots in the body to put a mini J in to secure the car, you have to go through the wheels or around the tires.