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Originally Posted by bhayden
A Bambi behind an F150 you won't even know that it's there. Put in a controller to take advantage of the brakes that are on the trailer for safety. I'd add a transmission cooler just for piece of mind and if your the sort that keeps a vehicle until the wheels fall of it'll pay for it's self. I'm a big believer in weight distribution hitches but honestly the torsion bars can be a hassle and I think you'd be fine without them. I'd use them but if it's a hassle I think you'd be just fine without.
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This is entirely true for our setup - a
Caravel behind an E150, but the
Caravel is only 2800# and about 250# tongue weight. I wouldn't want to do it with a modern Bambi, which is significantly heavier. However, for our vintage trailer, this setup tows perfectly, and we don't even know it's there.
Part of the reason we don't use weight distribution (in addition to the tongue weight being about equivalent to a stout person sitting in the back end) is that none of the hitch makers make bars for any less than 500# tongue weights, which I think way over-hitches our setup and provides unnecessary stress on the trailer. We were towing with 1000# bars when we started out, not knowing any better, and we were losing rivets out of the front end.
This is my opinion, for my trailer only - what you find works with your trailer might be completely different.