Thread: Draw bar debate

I take it this is the draw bar(trailer hitch)on the back of your truck and not a tractor draw bar. I have used them flipped a lots of times with different trucks to get the trailer higher and also to lower the trailer tongue. It should make no difference as far as the strength of the draw bar it is made strong to pull the weight and they do have the max. weight wrote on them most of the time. A lot of people don't really understand that really the weight on the draw bar(trailer hitch) should not be very heavy the load should be mostly on the axles and tires of the trailer. No more than 10% to 15% of total trailer weight should be on the tongue.

No not a tractor bar, truck. I agree with you scrat. Some are arguing that the weld strength reacts differently with the orientation of the bar. I assume that the weld is the same weld no matter which way you position it. Just like a soda straw does the same job no matter which end you suck on!

Think you would find that those who argue that point have no knowledge of welding or metelurgy what so ever. If you have a truck strong enough and a load heavy enough to break that weld your way over powered and overloaded. I can pull a 53 ft trailer with 40,000 lbs using a tractor with 600-800 hp all coupled with a king pin with not much more weld than your hitch and it dosnt break off so I wouldn't worry to much.

Yes you flip them either way if the weld breaks then the weld was bad to start with

Can use either way

Cray what kinda engine makes 800hp? That's almost double my 460.I could get an extra load a day with that HP.

Most bars state right on them the drop dimension and the rise if flipped.

Originally Posted by wilbur

Most bars state right on them the drop dimension and the rise if flipped.

AAWW come on read directions what type of guy are you?????