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mkirsch
Oct 18, 2017Nomad II
path1 wrote:
Op here, Thank you...So, every inch of extension I loose 4.17 percent.
I did read on-line (unknown if true or not) that hitch ratings are based upon... 10 inches back from hitch cross member at center mass. So the first 10 inches are free then after 10 inches subtract 4.17 percent for every inch.
Not so fast.
If you look at that hitch extension, it's actually only an 8" extension.
The 12" extension listed below it also has the same 50 percent reduction in capacity.
Scroll down a little farther, and the 18" extension has the same 50 percent reduction in capacity.
How can three vastly different length extensions have the same 50 percent reduction in capacity?
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