I'm considering towing a Jeep Wrangler, probably 4dr, with my rig listed here (weight 4000-4500 lbs). Is there such a thing as an extended towbar for towing a vehicle that's not real heavy in lieu of adding the supertruss receiver hitch to extend the drawbar out the 18 inches that my tc overhangs? As long as the towed vehicle trails far enough behind the truck/tc rig it should be alright for turns? Anybody using interchangeable towbars of differing lengths, determined by what the toad is being pulled by?

Do you really need a Super Truss hitch for a toad?I think an 18" hitch extension would be fine for a toad.There's really no tongue weight with a toad.I would do a couple of chain side supports off the extention.

I have never seen toad with long tongue that would reach under camper, but I observe toads behind diesel pushers, who have hitch about the same distance behind rear axle what long TC do and almost all toads fishtail.So IMHO if don't mind crawling under camper for hookup, the idea of long tongue should work better than stinger.

I would think the bar would need to telescope in at least 3 stages to get the overlap for side loads, and be able to be stored under the camper. Don't think I would want to hook up under the camper very often. Better to mount the bar before load the camper, then to hook up swing bars out and telescope to pin to toad.

People add a SuperTruss because they have a high tongue weight. Assuming you are flat towing, your tongue weight will be less than 100 lbs. You could extend your hitch any way you want and still not over stress the factory hitch.

JRscooby wrote:I would think the bar would need to telescope in at least 3 stages to get the overlap for side loads, I don't think there's such think as a telescoping hitch extension or hitch ball mount.

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JRscooby
Explorer II
Nov 21, 2019
I would think the bar would need to telescope in at least 3 stages to get the overlap for side loads, and be able to be stored under the camper. Don't think I would want to hook up under the camper very often. Better to mount the bar before load the camper, then to hook up swing bars out and telescope to pin to toad.
Kayteg1
Explorer II
Nov 21, 2019
I have never seen toad with long tongue that would reach under camper, but I observe toads behind diesel pushers, who have hitch about the same distance behind rear axle what long TC do and almost all toads fishtail.
So IMHO if don't mind crawling under camper for hookup, the idea of long tongue should work better than stinger.
dwrat
Explorer
Nov 21, 2019
Do you really need a Super Truss hitch for a toad?
I think an 18" hitch extension would be fine for a toad.
There's really no tongue weight with a toad.
I would do a couple of chain side supports off the extention.

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