Trailer Hitch Set-up Option
Hello, i'm new here and have a question. I purchased a 20ft trailer, hooked it up and brought it home. I hooked it up just like the person I purchased it from to my Nissan Frontier. I have towed man...
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Looked at your picture again and you might try this before spending $$$ on new whatevers
Depending on what the spring bars are rated for and how your TV is in reference to its ratings...
Try LOWERING your hitch head one drawbar/shank/stinger hole and increase the tension on the bars
That will transfer more tongue weight from the TV rear axle over to the TV front axle. Some of that tongue weight goes back onto the trailer tongue, which will raise the TVs rear bumper.
This can also be accomplished by tilting the hitch head backwards toward the trailer. The increase the tension bars reach, therefore more links can be hooked up...but from the looks of your picture, the hitch head is already tilted back. Maybe there is more to go?
This is why knowing your weights & where they are is important to dialing a setup in
A hand held hacksaw and several new blades can cut through that shank/drawbar/stinger...jut lots of elbow grease & time
Depending on what the spring bars are rated for and how your TV is in reference to its ratings...
Try LOWERING your hitch head one drawbar/shank/stinger hole and increase the tension on the bars
That will transfer more tongue weight from the TV rear axle over to the TV front axle. Some of that tongue weight goes back onto the trailer tongue, which will raise the TVs rear bumper.
This can also be accomplished by tilting the hitch head backwards toward the trailer. The increase the tension bars reach, therefore more links can be hooked up...but from the looks of your picture, the hitch head is already tilted back. Maybe there is more to go?
This is why knowing your weights & where they are is important to dialing a setup in
A hand held hacksaw and several new blades can cut through that shank/drawbar/stinger...jut lots of elbow grease & time
