Towing
I need a little advice. I want to tow a MX5 Miata on a trailer behind my Lance 950s. The truck is a Ram 2500 w/bags, sway bar and 19.5 wheels. I will need an 18" or21" extension to reach beyond the ca...
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trail-explorer wrote:
Torklift Superhitch and 24" extension are going to be far safer than a cobbled together bolted on hitch extension that's mounted to the tongue and a-frame of your trailer by drilling holes through the A-frame, compromising the strength and rigidity of the trailer and reducing it's resale value.
"how's that for a mega run-on sentence"
With all due respect, and appreciation for the fact that you are trying to be helpful, what experience do you have to back up your claim that my system is less safe, cobbled, or compromising?
Have you tried such a system and had problems? I'd like to hear about it so that I can learn from your experience and save myself some grief.
Personally, I have used hitch extensions before, and I do not like how far rearward the ball is. The forces on the truck, both up and down as well as side to side, are multiplied by the extended hitch. Yes it works, but I don't think it is better. With the extended A frames on my 2 trailers, I find that the rig is more stable. I have towed all over the USA, on some of the roughest roads, over 120,000 miles in the last 12 years, with a loaded trailer weighing between 9500 and 13,500 pounds, and had zero problems related to my trailer extenders.
