Trailer Tongue Extension (Pictures)
My 8' Pickup Truck camper hangs off the back of my 6.5' bed by 18"
I want to pull my motorcycle trailer this summer but I'm not a fan of hitch extensions which put the pivot point way behind the rear axle, exaggerating sway.
I decided to extend the hitch on the trailer 18". I wanted the extension to be removable so the trailer could be towed in the stock configuration as wanted.
First I needed to remove the tool box and the jack mounted on the tongue.
Then I added a 3" X 3" piece of angle iron with a set of gussets for a 5/8" hitch pin to secure the removable extended tongue.
Two gussets were added to the front to secure the 2 1/2" X 2 1/2" swuare tubing. Also using a 5/8" hitch pin
The final configuration
The coupler will be raised by a piece of the square tubing to keep the hitch height the same as it was
Tomorrow I'll weld it all together and give it a test drive. Sorry for the crappy pictures. All I had was my I Phone with me and it was getting dark. I'll take better pictures of the completed project.
I want to pull my motorcycle trailer this summer but I'm not a fan of hitch extensions which put the pivot point way behind the rear axle, exaggerating sway.
I decided to extend the hitch on the trailer 18". I wanted the extension to be removable so the trailer could be towed in the stock configuration as wanted.
First I needed to remove the tool box and the jack mounted on the tongue.
Then I added a 3" X 3" piece of angle iron with a set of gussets for a 5/8" hitch pin to secure the removable extended tongue.
Two gussets were added to the front to secure the 2 1/2" X 2 1/2" swuare tubing. Also using a 5/8" hitch pin
The final configuration
The coupler will be raised by a piece of the square tubing to keep the hitch height the same as it was
Tomorrow I'll weld it all together and give it a test drive. Sorry for the crappy pictures. All I had was my I Phone with me and it was getting dark. I'll take better pictures of the completed project.
