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Originally Posted by Modifier
You did not say what brand of hitch you have but it sounds like a weird hitch. I think that any hitch that you have to lift the back of the truck to hitch up is a very strange hitch.
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Every weight distribution hitch that uses "spring bars" to shift weight employs the concept of lifting the rear of the tow vehicle to unload the bars to make connecting/disconnecting safer and easier. In fact, Equalizer, in their owner's manual has a CAUTION about always lifting the trailer connection before setting or releasing the WD bars.
It's on page 7 of the owner's manual and reads:
"Do not loosen or remove any part of the hitch while the hitch is under load. Use the tongue jack to take the tension off the spring arms before removing L‑pins."