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- popeyemthExplorerIt's harder to see around the blind side, in fact impossible.
That said if you're familiar with where you're backing or scope it out good you can back into a very tight spot. - TrackrigExplorer IIIf it was a boat that you were positioning that you can see over or around, that would work. But with an RV, you're not going to see around it at all.
At least backing up, you have two mirrors that are as wide or wider than the RV you're backing up. With a front hitch you're going to be sitting there staring at a big wall 6 - 8' in front of you that you can't see over or around. I think you'll have less viability overall than you do with the mirrors backing up.
Bill - n0arpExplorerIn addition to the reduced visibility, I don't think I'd want to drop a trailer onto my front suspension like that. At least without doing some serious math first. Though I guess some trucks are setup for large snow plows that can weigh in about the same as the tongue on a larger trailer.
- crcrExplorerI have been looking into front hitches, which actually are mostly used for snow plows, and the downward weight limit on most of them seems to be 300 to 500 lbs. So personally I wouldn't hook a TT to a front hitch, unless it was a very small and light TT.
- popeyemthExplorerI don't consider the extra weight to be of concern as it's over and done in just minutes and it's not a catastrophic overload.
Maybe some extra wear but I did it for years after ever camp to park at home and the front suspension is just fine on my 2007 with 200K - popeyemthExplorerAs stated in my first response you have to know the place you're putting the rv or have scoped it out good or maybe just use a good spotter.
That said you can jackknife a camper into a spot and the straighten it out in places and around obstacles you would bet big money couldn't be done-or smash a corner before you know it if you hurry. - Dick_BExplorerIt is but puts a load on the front of the TV with no weight distribution. We used our front hitch once for that purpose but then learned to back up better.
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- TimburExplorerHad one on a Yukon XL, but it was so low to the ground it kept getting banged around and bent. It helped parking around obstacles like trees though. For the 10 minutes it was hitched to the front I doubt it's an issue
- popeyemthExplorerThey are low.
I use a cheap "hitch doubler" from harbor freight made to put a bike rack on top of regular hitch
Put the hitch stinger in the top mount and it's 12 inches higher
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