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RoyB
Dec 09, 2015Explorer II
Nice mod...
Have you had any problems getting in and out of the trailer. An unknowing person might go flying in the wind running out of your TC door haha...
I probably would look into making some sort of short step on top of the bumper to at least fit your foot on it safely... With your step to the side I see you have to side step to get into the opened doorway now... Your safety handle probably gets a work-out now...
Those real long hitch extensions really are something. I still don't understand how the hitch extension can support alot of tongue weight but they do somehow. ALot of trailers being pulled by them... I know its a problem as I just recently seen where guy welded a second trailer hitch tubing under the original tube to make it stronger for additional tongue weight I guess.
Found this on google showing something similar...

Roy Ken
Have you had any problems getting in and out of the trailer. An unknowing person might go flying in the wind running out of your TC door haha...
I probably would look into making some sort of short step on top of the bumper to at least fit your foot on it safely... With your step to the side I see you have to side step to get into the opened doorway now... Your safety handle probably gets a work-out now...
Those real long hitch extensions really are something. I still don't understand how the hitch extension can support alot of tongue weight but they do somehow. ALot of trailers being pulled by them... I know its a problem as I just recently seen where guy welded a second trailer hitch tubing under the original tube to make it stronger for additional tongue weight I guess.
Found this on google showing something similar...
Roy Ken
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