[sorner]

First of all, I know the aluminum rears benefit from the xtreme braces. I’ve seen some suggestions that the rear hitch plate adds some stability by boxing in the rear of the frame but is not a substitute for braces. My 1912 is one that doesn’t have the hitch plate and has the hitch bolted to the transmission and this got me to thinking, as far as weight distribution if I have a heavily loaded trailer, which is better?

A hitch mounted to the rear would put all the weight on the back of the transmission and not on the 4 long bolts ( and two front ones) that go through the frame.

A hitch plate would put all the weight on the frame and on those four bolts, but would help some with the frame twisting by stabilizing the rear of the frame.

So, the question is which is better?