Truck camper and towing
Good morning, I have a 2012 ram 3500 mega cab srw. I am looking at either a northern lite 8.11 or an arctic fox 865 both units 2023. I’m looking for advice on tow setups. Manufacturers don’t seem to...
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Hemisport wrote:
Yes it does have the 2”.
However after measuring the northern light 8.11 it is roughly 59” from my rear receiver to the rear of the landing on the camper. Which means I would need a torkllify super hitch with a 48” truss system. Even after all that my hitch ball will still be slightly under the rear deck which is not a deal killer as long as I can still turn ok. The other down side is apparently the 48” is only good for 4000lbs unless you use weight distribution. Not sure if that can be done on a boat trailer as they are not a v frame tongue.
The ball can be significantly under the camper and it be no problem. In fact closer is better as it reduces weight transfer off the front end. Just depends on what's sticking up on the tongue.
Turning is your only concern but with what is basically a sharp v-nosed trailer, the boat can be quite close to the camper and still won't contact unless you back up and jackknife it severely.
