Using the front Bumper to park a TT vs the Rear Bumper?
Will it make that much of a different in making a tight 90 degree turn with walls & stuff in the way.
Of where I need to park my Trailer?
Of where I need to park my Trailer?
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- Seems to me it would be easier to navigate with a front hitch. My H2 Hummer had one front and rear.
Mandalay Parr wrote:
See s to me it would.
Please explain?- You have more overhang off the rear, especially if you add a hitch extension making it possible to make tighter turns BUT it takes more skill than a hitch on the front.
- You can see both sides of the TT in the mirrors when backing. You won't see anything with the TT blocking your view.
- I have a truck camper and often tow a boat. I use my front hitch to launch and retrieve the boat because I can see where everything is and where it's going. It is much easier than backing a trailer that can only be seen when it's at an angle. I am not a novice at trailering since I have nearly fifty years experience. If there is an easier way to do something,and your vehicle is capable of accommodating a front hitch, why wouldn't you use one?
- you front bumper will more than likely fall off
- did my boats with front hitch, worked fine.
- I have used a front hitch in the past with boats and it sure makes it easy to maneuver.
The front hitch on my truck is only rated at 500# tongue weight and 9000# trailer weight. It doesn't take a very big trailer to get to 500# tongue weight than you also have to figure how much capacity you have on the front axle before exceeding the GAWR and tire capacity.
I have a Curt below bumper hitch.
Curt Hitch old guy wrote:
you front bumper will more than likely fall off
LOL!!! I doubt it!
- If you use the Ram 4x4 to park your TT, I'm sure a front hitch would help. I agree with the note above: To hancle a TT, you need a good solid hitch, not some bumper clamp thing that might be OK for a 16-ft boat. When we had a Dodge van, I adapted a Frame/Bumper hitch as a front hitch for it. Made boat parking so much easier.
If you park it with that Sammy, front hitch would help but no where like it would on the Ram. The higher the ratio of Towed Wheelbase (hitch to wheels) to the the Towing Wheelbase, the more maneuverable you are. Tractor/Trailer is best case. Motorhome with a little U-Haul is worst case.
