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jaycocreek
Nov 01, 2018Explorer II
HadEnough wrote:
Hmmm. I see.
So what an I supposed to do?
The trailer company said I'm good to go and I'm leaving for Florida at the end of the week.
The hitch has been fine. No observable metal fatigue. Already put about 350 miles on it. Going about 1000 miles next.
Hitch receiver says 10,000lb capacity. I need 20" or more to get the trailer away from the TC.
What am I supposed to do?
Well,if it were me,and I do not recommend this,I would have got the Reese Item # RP11004 "Solid bar" 18" extension then an extended ball hitch for the remaining length needed.
Both are rated for more weight than two extensions and then a hitch ball.The 18" Reese extension is solid metal instead of hollow..Then the hitch ball say at 4"(or whatever length needed" is also rated more than an extension.
That's about as good as you can get, short of going the expensive Torklift route..
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