I think people use the front receiver mount because they find it easier to maneuver a trailer driving forward rather than trying to back up. I have never tried it myself and it does not sound like it would be that much better. I suppose it might give a tighter turning circle given the front wheels of the vehicle would turn quicker than the back end. Sort of the reverse of a boat which essentially steers from the back rather than the front as with a car.
Randy -----Original Message----- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of MG Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 4:16 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] TRAILER & block heater for Chris Can't help you much with the length other then to say that after looking into my future prognosticator and seeing that you will definitely never have to haul anything longer than the SD or SDL, ever,,,, a 21' wouldn't go amiss. But that's just my view. Told you it wouldn't help much. The winch I can help with. My son-in-law had a 9000lb winch that was mounted so that it could be slid into a 2" receiver hitch on the back or front of his pickup. Yeah he had one on the front as well as the back. I guess that way it wouldn't matter which way he wanted to haul a trailer or how he got stuck. There were also plug in points to plug the power cables in. I made him a receiver that was welded onto the trailer tongue so that all he had to do was slide the winch in there put in the pin, plug it in on the back of the truck and away you go. One winch that can be used anywhere there is a 2" receiver and a 12v power plug. Course I guess you could also make some long jumper cables to go from the winch all the way up to the battery and that way you can use the winch on any vehicle. Any which way you will need to use some heavy cable to run a good sized winch. Manfred Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:02:58 -0800 (PST) From: Christopher McCann <xtofer1...@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [MBZ] TRAILER & block heater for Chris OK guys, I've revised my criteria. No home made, must have title (usually the home made ones are the ones w/o title), must have ramps and be very beefy...and no damage (I've seen several damaged trailers cheap...don't want a trailer that swerves all over).What do y'all suggest as a minimum length? I would think that an SDL/SEL would be the longest thing hauled. If there is no winch, where do you mount one? A lot of the winches seem to be 2,000 lb...a W126 is heavier than that and a 116 300SD is probably even heavier...will a 3,000 lb. winch do the job? Chris _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
