24 Inch Hitch Extender Under The TC
Another issue I am trying to figure out with my new TC. Now that I've added the TC, the hitch receiver is "buried" under the TC's steps. There is now 24" from the face of the truck's hitch receiver ...
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Instead of using an extension, I have seen RVers extend the trailer tongue, to the needed length. Recently I was looking at a posted blog where a couple took their TC round trip from Michigan to Alaska, pulling an enclosed cargo trailer with a motorcycle in the trailer. He had the trailer tongue extended and said it all work fine for the trip.
I was using an extension for towing my Jeep 4 down behind my TC/truck but when I decided to add a Ready Brake System (a mechanical surge brake system) it was of a length, I didn't need the extension anymore. My truck does have a Class 5, 2 1/2 inch receiver, under bumper.
Extending the tongue on my boat trailer would be a very easy task, not perhaps too cheap to do, as it is 4 inch tubular aluminum but could be fabricated longer at any good metal shop in this area. As mentioned above, a dropped ball and a longer tongue may be worth considering for some TCers.
I was using an extension for towing my Jeep 4 down behind my TC/truck but when I decided to add a Ready Brake System (a mechanical surge brake system) it was of a length, I didn't need the extension anymore. My truck does have a Class 5, 2 1/2 inch receiver, under bumper.
Extending the tongue on my boat trailer would be a very easy task, not perhaps too cheap to do, as it is 4 inch tubular aluminum but could be fabricated longer at any good metal shop in this area. As mentioned above, a dropped ball and a longer tongue may be worth considering for some TCers.
