yes... under heavy braking... the trailer needs to be level.. If the trailer is hooked up where its high or pointed up in the front where it attaches to the tow vehicle,,,, it will try to lift the rear end of the truck and severely reduce the stopping distance reduce traction on the rear wheels and greatly increase chances of a jack knife. The trailer will also test the ball connection and try to pop off if it can. If the trailer is pointing down where it attaches, under hard braking, it will try to pick up the front of the tow vehicle up, loosing steering control and braking of front wheels... (reminds me of all the late 50s and early 60s cars trying to pull a vacation trailer on a temporary bumper clamp hitch, with no safety chains..... when I was a kid)
SO.. they make different height receiver hitches, adjustable hitches to allow you to make sure your trailer is ""level when loaded"" and hooked to the towing vehicle. This way it pushes from momentum, but does not change the geometry of the tow vehicle in brake mode. So simply paying attention to the "level" of the trailer can help greatly as hooked to a particular vehicle. Heavier the trailer, lighter the tow vehicle, the more important this is.
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