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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bigfootford wrote:joe b. wrote:
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.
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I can totally jack knife this trailer 90 deg and not touch the camper.
We added 1.5 ft. Basically duplicated the tongue on a Uhaul 5x8 single axle trailer except for the bend upward. 3/8" 2x3 tubing.
Jim
Extending the tongue is under rated and rarely done, but it's easy.
We're running 28" and 48" extensions, and I have one trailer that still needed the tongue extension. It's a longer 10k, and I had to add about 20" to be able to jack knife it safely with the camper on.
A-Frame or not, the extension's are easy and pretty straight forward.
I suggest that the OP's problem is fairly light duty and a single extension is probably completely adequate. Most boats can jack-knife without any problem as is.
