TC + extended hitch
I'm a newbie when it comes to TC's and towing. I don't own a TC yet (still shopping/reading/learning) and don't have an immediate need to tow concurrently. I'm trying to make sure I understand the p...
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bkenobi wrote:
If I could find a fiberglass camper that was 8', I'd go that way in a heartbeat. I'm only going 9.5' because that's what Bigfoot and Northern Lite chose as their minimum.
That said, I am a bit confused about all the "towing heavy" comments. I know lots of people towing gooseneck horse trailers with living quarters that are what I'd consider heavy (10-20klb). A 5500# fully loaded trailer doesn't seem like it would be in the "heavy" range. I agree that live loads are certainly worth protecting, but I'm not looking to do anything that's unsafe. I just don't agree that the TL setup is necessarily manditory for a sufficiently short extension. I'm a ME and understand about the loads, but there is a difference between 60" and 12-18". Either way, I understand the opinions here and will use them going forward. I will most likely keep the factory hitch and upgrade to a SuperHitch if/when I "upgrade" to needing horses.
Thanks for all the input.
As a ME, you understand the difference of a GN pulling a heavy trailer down the road compared to a TC, extention and then hanging a 6000k trailer off the end of a fulcrum right?
I'm 18k combined going down the road. My setup would be dangerous and scary on a cheap extention and other mods I've done to make it feel safe. Again though...it is about feel and I do consider loads in the 5-6k range behind a little added TC and extention pretty heavy and pushing a trucks limits.
I'd also hook up to a GN triple axle 20k trailer without much worry with my truck...VERY different scenarios. IMHO.
