jmac
Senior Member
I would think that the farther back the weight the tipper ( is this a word?) the trailer would be. More weight to transfer from side to side over the springs. The weight on the hitch is fixed and you would have to compress the springs on the truck more for tipping action. My truck is good for 40k to 50k pounds payload so springs are stronger on my truck than trailer. But all that being said I still think that the truck and trailer should share weight to some extent. I could be wrong, never had anyone tell me to do it this way, only just seen it done that way. Someone on this site should know the best way for truck and trailer to move 30k to 40k excavators on a tag.