‘Girder’ your loins to pull a trailer…

Tow hitches should be mounted to robust girders, not pretty furniture tubing.

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What sort of reinforcement does a car need in order to mount a ball hitch for towing a light trailer?  S.Pyke

Even a light trailer is likely to tip the scales at several hundred kilos, plus the weight of its cargo. When cruising at a steady speed on smooth and level ground, most of that weight is carried by the trailer’s own wheels.

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