Daren suggests to balance the trailer...
>Once the tongue is "free" from the hitch, CAREFULLY(* see
>below) adjust the position of the load on the trailer until the scale
>reads what you have calculated the tongue weight should be, minus the
>weight of the scissor jack. This is where you want to mark your load's
>position. Just so that the error was in my favor, I marked a point
>slightly forward of this, and now worry not when I pull Redcar up.
>
> cheers-
> daren
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>* I kept the front lash attached to the car, s l o w l y letting it out
>and allowing the car roll backwards.
It wouldn't hurt to use a wheel block at or before the balance point *just
in case*!! I'd sure hate to see my car go rolling off the trailer and down
the road if the lash failed for some reason. sf
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