Hitch Extenders
I know this has been discussed more than once but search wasn't turning up results. We have a Ram 3500 with a 2-1/2 inch receiver. Our TC extends approximately 36" past the trucks receiver box. We ...
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loveTheBeach wrote:
This product seems extremely dangerous to me. I have towed travel trailers for over 30 years and have learned that keeping the ball as close to the tow vehicle is very important for stability. The physics of all this is: the further you put the load behind the rear axle, the more unstable the tow vehicle becomes. 41 or 48" seems awful far to me. The trailer has all that leverage on the tow vehicle. Moving the center of gravity back too far in the tow vehicle is how you lose control and roll them over.
This my extension.
I think there are a lot of things to take into consideration.
Lots of people with the proper setup have been towing trailers like this for years without ever experiencing a problem.
Not being able to tow a trailer behind your camper defeats some of the reasons for choosing a truck camper over a travel trailer.
I tow maybe 1400 lbs behind my camper and I don't even know its there.
