Demonstration: Incorrect Loading (Tongue Heavy)
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How Not to load a Trailer. Mistakes that lead to accidents.
What happens here
The presenter demonstrates the first incorrect loading method. He instructs his helper, Franky, to load the skid steer onto the trailer while the truck remains in 'park.' As the heavy skid steer drives onto the trailer, the weight shifts forward, causing the truck's rear to visibly squat and putting immense strain on the transmission. This illustrates a 'tongue heavy' scenario where too much weight is concentrated at the front of the trailer, leading to a front-heavy load.
Goal: Show the negative effects of loading a trailer while the truck is in 'park' and creating a front-heavy load.
Tools and materials
- Pickup Truck Ford — Towing the trailer, demonstrating squatting
- Skid Steer — Being loaded onto the trailer
- Trailer PJ Trailers — Receiving the load