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Mooredb
Explorer
Mar 28, 2018

Hitch Extension Questions for Pulling a 7 x 14 Cargo Trailer

I am looking at Reese Hitch Adapter - RP45292 34" extension to pull my enclosed cargo trailer (7 x 14 dual axle). Max weight rating for the Reese hitch is 4,500 lbs. I will be pretty close to that w...
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Kayteg1
Explorer II
Mar 28, 2018
With 3" receiver you are fooling around using 2.5" extension with reducers.
I bought 3 ft of 3" tubing for $35 and per rough calculation the 3" tubing is stronger than double bars SuperTruss.
Lighter too. The only issue with 3" tubing is that it has weld along the inside, but since I was using reducer for my 2" ball mount, I just grind notch in the reducer.

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