Towing with extension suggestions?
Hello. I haven’t been on in a while as everything has been good with the truck, camper, and boat. Until recently. First, I bought a bigger boat, the good. It’s a Defiance 220 Pilothouse. With the 100 ...
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Kayteg1 wrote:jimh425 wrote:
KT, both the hitch and extension have to be strong enough. Obviously, your guess is that the tube is the weak point. I'm not sure. I've read about plenty of hitches failing even without extensions.
You misread my posts and misinterpret the test I show on the picture.
The 3" hitch/extension are hard to beat no matter how you cut it.
Unfortunately OP has 2.5" hitch, so that would take other testing with his trailer.
What happens when you overbuild the hitch?Click For Full-Size Image.
There has to be a weak point to everything.
Everybody knows that Ford had some pretty flimsy frames on their older trucks.
