Is this possible with a hitch extension?
Can I pull a large travel trailer behind a truck camper using a hitch extension, providing my truck is otherwise equipted to handle the load? By large I mean in the 34 ft range approaching 10k.
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GeoBoy wrote:
I would think extending a 34' TT tongue would cause more problems with the frame of the TT. We have all seen pictures of TT A frames breaking off the main frame of the TT because of the stress in that area.
Only if done poorly.
A 34' trailer frame stretched to 38' only has the same stress a 38' trailer frame has.
Or, another way of looking at it is, a 34' trailer frame is already a 30' frame stretched to 34', and no one seems worried about that.
It doesn't matter how strong your hitch extension is, the physics of putting weight on a hitch further behind the axle don't change.
If you wanna talk about what puts more stresses on things, I'm saying it's the extension setup. If you think about using your extension to tow heavy trailers without your camper on the truck, it seems crazy. Really, nothing changes about it when your camper is loaded on.
Extensions work, I just don't think they're ideal at all.
If you have a bunch of different trailers to tow while your camper is on, that's a good use for an extension out of necessity.
