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Jan-23-2018 06:38 AM
Buying a new flat trailer to haul my dirtbikes & other toys. The trailer company's trailers come standard with a 36" long tongue and the salesman wanted to make it clear that if I am towing behind my motorhome that I really need a 48" long tongue to avoid hitting the rv in tight turns. Comes at a price... a few hundred dollars and a month long wait while they make a custom trailer.
I totally understand the logic and need for the longer tongue. The couple hundred dollars doesnt bother me, its that I need the trailer sooner.
Does anyone have any experience with hitch extensions? I realize they add additional stress to the hitch. My trailer fully loaded would be about 3500lbs. I was thinking of taking a 36" tongue trailer and running a 12" extension.
The trailer will be towed mostly by my truck and seldom by my RV.
Good? Bad? Ugly?
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Jan-28-2018 03:28 PM
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Jan-28-2018 07:31 AM
32 ft, 3 axles
It takes some doing to make that Jack knife, and hit the back of the RV
I don't think the hitch weight is much, but there is a lot of rolling weight
How much tonuge length is there ?
But I Can Not understand it for you !
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Jan-28-2018 06:23 AM
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Jan-27-2018 08:25 AM
i'm going to assume this is not a short flat bed for motorcycles
how long, how many axles, how much tongue weight ?
please supply ALL the DATA to make your post applicable
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Jan-24-2018 07:38 PM
a hitch extension is good to use if on your coach, you have a bumper mounted spare tire above the hitch... the hitch extension moves the hitch ball back out from under the tire so its easier to hook the trailer up... but it DOES NOT do the same as a longer trailer tongue.
behind a pickup, a shorter trailer tongue can be ok, but a motor coach has so much rear overhang, is very easy to jack knife the trailer when turning around...
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Jan-24-2018 05:07 PM
The folliwing link shows a chart that you can use to help you understand what your reciever can handle.
http://www.visualsc.com/hitch_12.jpg
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Jan-24-2018 02:37 PM
There is something the ratings people don't like about extenders. A better example would be the 8" extender:
https://www.etrailer.com/Hitch-Adapters/Curt/C45791.html
It and the second one above would move the ball 8" and 8 1/4" rearward, but they still want you to reduce your hitch's overall capacity by 50 percent for this 8" extender.
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Jan-24-2018 11:27 AM
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Jan-24-2018 11:01 AM
Here is a hitch extension that gives you an extra 12":
https://www.etrailer.com/Hitch-Adapters/MaxxTow/MT70024.html
Maximum weight capacity: 3,500 lbs
Maximum tongue weight: 350 lbs
Note: Using this extension will reduce your hitch's weight capacity by 50 percent.
(So I would only have a 2500/250lb hitch?)
Here is a similar extension in the form of a fixed ball mount:
https://www.etrailer.com/Ball-Mounts/Hidden-Hitch/80232.html
Gross towing weight: 6,000 lbs
Tongue weight: 600 lbs
(Of course, I cannot exceed my 5000/500lb hitch rating)
What makes this important for me is that I am not just flat towing, but sometimes towing a boat. So as I am now picking out a towbar, I find myself limited to the vehicle mount variety with a ball coupler. This rules out some of the popular braking systems towbars like the ReadyBrute which only come in receiver hitch form.
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Jan-24-2018 04:49 AM
I would shop around, look at other flatbed trailers at other dealers, and see if there is one that is built with a longer tongue, at a comparable price.
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Jan-24-2018 04:04 AM