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CamperDaveinPA
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Jul 04, 2013

Drop hitch receiver - not sure if I am doing this right

I am trying it figure this out, I measured to the center of my hitch receiver on my motor home it was 26.5 in to the ground (when on a level surface of course). I then measured to the center of my hit...
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Hikerdogs
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Jul 06, 2013
Just a side note. If you use a drop receiver you're probably going to also need a new set of safety cables and a longer cable to the breakaway switch (if you have one ) on your towed vehicle. The drop receiver extends the distance betweeen the towed vehicle ane the motorhome about 10". We had to go from 64" safety cables to 76" ones.

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