Weight Distribution bar - using a pipe ... ?

opnspaces wrote:
... Also after latching the trailer onto the ball try using the tongue jack to lift both the tongue and the back of the trailer up really high. At that point you will possibly be able to just flip the levers over by hand and not need a pipe.

That works for me. :C .... but I still have the pipe "just in case" ...

Why do you need a pipe to install the weight distribution bars? I just put the tongue on the ball and clip it. Use the tongue jack to lift the tongue and back of truck, slip bars in place by hand and lower the tongue jack. No lifting involved.

opnspaces wrote:
You can probably get a piece of black gas pipe at the local home improvement store.

Also after latching the trailer onto the ball try using the tongue jack to lift both the tongue and the back of the trailer up really high. At that point you will possibly be able to just flip the levers over by hand and not need a pipe.

Maybe if one were 30 or 40 years old, but not these senior who into their 70s.

ScottG wrote:
Get a two foot long 3/4" ID pipe from your favorite home improvement store.

Does Lowe's or Home Depot have this or would one go to a plumbing shop ... ?

Guess will have to go to Lowe's across the highway and see if they have something ... thanx fellows.

A piece of pipe from a hardware store.

Get a two foot long 3/4" ID pipe from your favorite home improvement store.

You can probably get a piece of black gas pipe at the local home improvement store.

Also after latching the trailer onto the ball try using the tongue jack to lift both the tongue and the back of the trailer up really high. At that point you will possibly be able to just flip the levers over by hand and not need a pipe.