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Wes likes to modify and upgrade. The truck has a cooler, but Wes sees room for improvement. I leave mine stock. Wes is a very good source of information for what works and what doesn't. He puts more miles on his 5ton than any 5 people I know. There's no substitute for sample size...

Appropriate coolers are here - https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?162929-MK48-parts

Are you using it commercially? If so, then yes absolutely. If not, then it gets fuzzy and varies by state. My best guess says any LEO who sees a skidsteer onboard will consider you commercial....

Legally I believe you're obligated to. 24 to 12 converter and brake controller should solve this easily. Practically i don't think it's really going to have any effect on stopping distance. I've towed deuces (14k or so) and my 1ton pickup (11k maybe - welder in the bed) and not noticed them...

I've towed an M925A1 with the bed full of engine blocks on towbar on the pintle. M925A1 is something like 23,500 and there was every bit of 10k in the bed of the towed truck.

Not even if you try...

If your gooseneck is adjustable you may get it dialed in. Swapping tires may also lower it enough. Or you sure won't break the pintle....

How about now?

Here you go. This is how I would do it -

Relevant, but not what I was looking for - https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?85000-Pulling-civy-gooseneck-with-M931

I've got a couple of military truck tractors. I also have a gooseneck. I think the best way to tow the gooseneck with an M931 is to tuck a gooseneck ball low between the frame rails. I think Justin Wehring did one that way. Someone did, and it was very slick. Let me go look....

Tires.

Post number two, here - https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?102981-How-much-can-a-5-ton-tow