neu wrote:
Hi everybody!
This is my first time towing any trailers, so please don't judge my question too harshly. The trailer hitch on my car is located pretty low. When I attached the trailer, it looked funny. It was heavily tilted forward. It's definitely not safe to drive like that.
I found these "Trailer Ball Mount Fits Receiver" (see attached photo) on the internet, which allow me to shift the Ball Mount position several centimeters upward. Before I buy it, could you advise me which one from the multitude on the market should I choose, and are there any pitfalls?
The chains from the trailer that I attach to the trailer hitch are also very long for my hitch height and simply drag on the ground (see attached photo). How can I get out of this situation? Should I go to a service center and cut the chains, or are there other life hacks that might be helpful to me?
so its a little bit of a process, you need to buy what is commonly called a drop hitch as usaly its trucks that hae to drop the high, but hey if you turn them over and put the ball in then its a raise hitch.
to figure out how much you need, I would measure the distance between the bottom of your hitch bar and the road when you are hooked up, write that down. then unhook and jack up the front of the camper till it is sitting level and measure from the road to the bottom of the lip on the pocket where the ball goes into. now take that number and subtract the first and that will tell you how much of a drop you need.
so lets say the bar was 13" off the ground when hooked up, and then when you leveled it out it was 17" you would need a 4" drop hitch but assemble the ball in it upside down and it will give you a rise.
so when you find out you want to buy
THISstyle of hitch with the drop distance that matches what you measured and then right size ball then flip it over from the orientation and install the ball. make sure you get one rated for the proper weight. leave those adjustable ones in the store they are only good for if you are towing a bunch of different height light trailers.
