Telescoping Trailer Tongue Extension Question
I currently have a 12 foot cargo trailer and I'm looking at purchasing a 26 foot travel trailer both of which will be towed by my truck with camper for business purposes (one at a time of course). I'v...
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It's a GREAT idea. I've been towing that way (but my trailer tongue extension is fixed not telescoping) for about 15 years.
Anyone who thinks it can't be done strong and reliable enough needs to go look at a dump truck trailer - they use EXACTLY this idea! One large telescoping square tube... stretch it out long when loaded to meet weight-bridge laws, shorten it when empty to turn easier.
And those trailers weigh 50,000 pounds.
All the guys who say it will hit the camper haven't got one.
They're also forgetting that their long hitch extension can bottom out on dips too.
There's no way anyone can deny that moving the hitch ball back three or four feet isn't good for handling, stress, weight balance, and sway. It's pretty much all bad.
Keeping the hitch closer to the truck's rear axle is ideal.
Everyone suddenly agrees with me when they have their camper off... they all take the extensions off right away!
Yes I know, extended hitches work... but not as well.
Here's my setup, 10,000 pound trailer behind 11.5 camper. My stretched tongue is stronger than the original was.
Anyone who thinks it can't be done strong and reliable enough needs to go look at a dump truck trailer - they use EXACTLY this idea! One large telescoping square tube... stretch it out long when loaded to meet weight-bridge laws, shorten it when empty to turn easier.
And those trailers weigh 50,000 pounds.
All the guys who say it will hit the camper haven't got one.
They're also forgetting that their long hitch extension can bottom out on dips too.
There's no way anyone can deny that moving the hitch ball back three or four feet isn't good for handling, stress, weight balance, and sway. It's pretty much all bad.
Keeping the hitch closer to the truck's rear axle is ideal.
Everyone suddenly agrees with me when they have their camper off... they all take the extensions off right away!
Yes I know, extended hitches work... but not as well.
Here's my setup, 10,000 pound trailer behind 11.5 camper. My stretched tongue is stronger than the original was.
