Towing with a pickup vs suburban
Those of you that have a pickup does the tailgate go down with the RV on the hitch or will it hit the hitch if you lower it all the way. I use a suburban now but looking at a chevy pickup high co...
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travelnman wrote:
Those of you that have a pickup does the tailgate go down with the
RV on the hitch or will it hit the hitch if you lower it all the
way.
Where do you store the hitch parts if not in the back of the pick up?
Positioning of the tongue jack is usually what dictates being able to open the tailgate. If the jack is too close, you might be able to get a hitch drop shank that is a little longer to give you more space. Of course, that will also mean the hitch sticks out further is a greater opportunity to whack your shin on the blasted thing.
When camping I just store the hitch head and WD bars under the trailer. Also, you can lock the ball in the coupler and let it hang from the trailer. I've also seen folks mount a 3" of 4" piece of pipe under the A-frame and slide the bars in from each side. There's lots of ways to slice this pie.
KJ
