Pick up to Trailer space
I can not open the tail gate to my pick up. The tail gate hits the electric jack. Is there someway to move trailer back to open the space between truck and trailer. ❚ Did you read the FTS "Announ...
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DownTheAvenue wrote:Second Chance wrote:
No - nor would you want to. Anything heavier than one of the utility trailers you buy at Lowe's or Home Depot would put too much weight on an extended draw bar. If you have a weight distributing hitch, that also wouldn't work.
This statement is absolutely true.....IF the trailer would be extended a great distance from the tow vehicle. We are talking about inches here, maybe three or four at the most, so this small distance will have an almost immeasurable affect.
Basic leverage and the effect on the hitch receiver. If 400 pounds is applied one foot from the hitch and the same 400 pounds is applied two feet from the hitch, what is the resultant force applied to the receiver hitch? Double. In other words, it would be like increasing the load to 800 pounds at the original location.
