Posted 2/4/2012 10:19 (#2204985 - in reply to #2204824) Subject: Re: cutting frame with dump box and turning into pull type wagon
Sac & Story county IA
You may as well chop off the steer axle and glue it back on in front of the rear axles. That will take some weight off the hitch.
Generally, you figure 10% of a trailer weight on the hitch to control the trailer.
Some of those rock like the queen mary. The steer axle will take away some of that.