16 in Shank on WDH
I currently have a 12 in shank coming out of my receiver on my truck, I need about 4 more inches to be able to lower my tailgate without hitting my trailer jack. Several companies offer a 16 in shank ...
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hohenwald48 wrote:
Long levers exert more force than short levers. Simple physics. Is it enough to cause problems. Likely not but it could. Lots of folks do it and get away with it. Lots of folks run old tires and get away with it. Lots of folks are overloaded. Lots of folks don't have brakes on their towed vehicle. People get away with many things that are wrong. In the words of Dirty Harry "Do you feel lucky today . . .?
You are absolutely correct. The longer lever on the WD hitch also exerts more "transfer" force. It may net result in no change :h
