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Is this bad?

thehippie
Explorer
Explorer
towing with this head tilt up at this angle is it bad?


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rhagfo
Explorer III
Explorer III
newman fulltimer wrote:
Just flip the axles put a lift kit bigger tires this can get interesting


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Rather than drop the hitch head, I would flip the axles on the trailer, this would level the trailer, and provide some much needed ground clearance.
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newman_fulltime
Explorer II
Explorer II
Just flip the axles put a lift kit bigger tires this can get interesting

camp-n-family
Explorer
Explorer
Bars are to big for the load. Needs lighter bars, this will allow for proper tilt on the head and level the trailer.


That is not how bars work. Bars won't change head angle or level the trailer. There are 2 problems with that hitch setup. The head is too high and needs to be lowered to set the tongue at the proper height and level the trailer. Then the head needs to be tilted back towards the trailer so that the bars will be more parallel with the frame once tensioned up.
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eHoefler
Explorer II
Explorer II
Bars are to big for the load. Needs lighter bars, this will allow for proper tilt on the head and level the trailer.
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newman_fulltime
Explorer II
Explorer II
Am I seeing the hitch is not closed as well?

dodge_guy
Explorer II
Explorer II
Looks nose high! also the ball tilt needs to be backed down to bring the bars down closer to parallel.
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Tvov
Explorer II
Explorer II
Look at the rear of the TT... the "scraper bars" (or whatever they are called) probably hit the ground every time the truck goes up or down even a slight rise.

Who knows? Maybe that person was just doing a temporary tow to bring the camper somewhere.
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fla-gypsy
Explorer
Explorer
Towing with the nose up on the trailer can be problematic. Not recommended
This member is not responsible for opinions that are inaccurate due to faulty information provided by the original poster. Use them at your own discretion.

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Executive45
Explorer III
Explorer III
No problem...the hitch will come undone in no time leaving the trailer sitting by itself. It that doesn't happen, then the entire mess will come undone first time the brakes are applied aggressively....:S:S:S...to the OP..I hope that's NOT YOUR rig.....Dennis
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