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Gooseneck livestock trailer weights

26K views 18 replies 12 participants last post by  Garbage_Mechanic 
Other than long grades, I'd rather pull a heavy horse trailer than a camper any day of the week - they're WAY more stable. The center of gravity is way lower, they normally have more curves to them keeping the wind from buffetting you around so much, and a gooseneck hitch is 12-15" lower in the bed, giving the trailer less leverage to shove the pickup around on a curve. The extra sidewalls are nice if you have a blowout, but if you're within your rear tire ratings loaded with a SRW, you shouldn't have to worry. But I use the pickup for things other than a trailer-motor on pavement, or I'd probably have a dually as well.
 
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