Using front hitch on truck to park trailer

I have a plow set up on my excursion , I made up an adaptor that fits where the plow mounts and raises up and down with the plow pump . Never used it on the camper , but I move equipment trailers around quite often .

I have a front receiver I installed to mount my bike rack when towing our camper. Never thought of trying it to park the rig next to my house, but I might give it a try!

Svichera wrote:
Has anyone installed a hitch on the front of the truck to park their trailer? Will this make it easier to park in tight spaces? Will tongue weight be an issue? Thanks!

Yes. Our trailer lives in a bank barn and we must get it up a hill and into a smallish opening. We wanted to save our transmission so installed a front hitch. It works very well.

I have one on my TV but never used it to park TT. I have a Chevy where the front end drops considerably from the back so I don't know if I could even get the jack up far enough to not hit the ground.

Parking at campgrounds is not the problem, the storage yard I keep my RV is very tight and I have two 40 foot class a's on each side I don't want to bump.

I'm sure it's easier but, by the time you find a place to unhitch, rehitch to the front, back it in and unhitch again, wouldn't it be not worth it in 90 percent of camping spots?

Yes, I had a front receiver hitch mounted on my truck. It is really helpful moving the trailer into tight spaces, seems much more intuitive as compared to backing. Weight was not an issue with my truck, but the receiver is really low (close to the ground) so I opted for an additional adjustable hitch from HF. I carry my "spare" hitch in my truck when not needed.

Had one on the last truck (and will hopefully be fabbing one up next week for the current truck). Loved using it for spotting trailers, and have a receiver winch mount that I want to use on this truck.

Before I made the side gate wider, I had a hard time getting my toyhauler in the back yard (dodging the fire hydrant, the corner of the house, then the narrow gate, all which is on land the shape of a piece of pizza since I'm at the end of a culdesac. I simply couldn't do it with the rear hitch, but the front allowed me to swing the tongue to jack the trailer around the corner of the house and dodge the gate.

Did that years ago with a Ranchero and a small trailer. Works great. Installer suggested to mount the receiver slightly to one side.. don't remember why.

Not only did this work great at home (maneuvering a tight turn) but I also used it at CG's where backing was difficult. I didn't care if other men thought I was a wimp!!

I do not believe weight would be an issue. Even 1/2 ton trucks routinely have plows put on them for the winter and those plows, with the plow frame, brackets, hydraulics, lights, rams and the plow itself combined weigh several hundred pounds.

I think for short term/temp useage, such as parking a TT, as long as the suspension is not bottomed out (on the bump stops), you would be OK.