Extended Receiver Hitch

[haste_maker]

I need some info from those that have a extended receiver hitch on your pickup. I need to move mine 24" to the rear, I will be pulling a 29' travel trailer with the hitch...thanks

[gregchambers]

There are several makers of 2.5" hitch extensions that go up to four feet in length like Reese and Curt but like others have said, they loose capacity fast and I would not trust a 7,000lb trailer on a factory hitch with a long standard extension. Go with Tork Lift! I purchased a Curt 3 foot extension and use it on my factory 2.5" hitch but I'm only towing a trailer that is less than 700lbs when fully loaded so I am not concerned.

[Kayteg1]

mkirsch wrote:

Kayteg1 wrote:

I strongly believe my 2.5" receiver is stronger than Superhitch

If you know that much about engineering, then coming up with a 5' hitch extension that won't fold like a drinking straw should be easy for you.

Nobody but Torklift makes anything that long, let alone with the capacity you need.

Reese makes a 48" extension for their Titan hitch:
http://www.etrailer.com/Hitch-Accessories/Reese/RP45018.html
Except, it maxes out at 7000lbs with weight distribution.

The problem is that I can't find rated 2.5" tubing.
I build 3' extension in 2" size years ago for towing TT while having long load on flatbed and that worked very well.
I have a welder and was working in metal fabrication years ago, so that is breeze once you find material.
What I did on the extension in the past was making solid angle support that not only stiffened the extension sideways, but also took some of the vertical load.
The chains I see made by factory make not much sense to me.
So for me it all boils down where to find heat-treated 2.5" tubing.
That beside fact that I am busy with other things and would rather pay for good design.

[Reddog1]

Bedlam wrote:

~DJ~ wrote:

Kayteg1 wrote:

I strongly believe my 2.5" receiver is stronger than Superhitch

Do you realize you're comparing a single 2 1/2" receiver to TWO 2" receivers?

And do you realize the Magnum line uses a 2.5" AND 2" receiver under it?

SuperHitch Magnum 30K

"... It uses our patented dual receiver design (2-1/2" upper and 2" lower) high ..."

[Bedlam]

~DJ~ wrote:

Kayteg1 wrote:

I strongly believe my 2.5" receiver is stronger than Superhitch

Do you realize you're comparing a single 2 1/2" receiver to TWO 2" receivers?

And do you realize the Magnum line uses a 2.5" AND 2" receiver under it?

[ab257]

We put in a Tork Lift super hitch to tow a jeep, but we also had to replace the rear Tork Lift tie downs, since the ones for the Super Hitch are different from the tie downs that attach to the Ford OEM hitch. The Tork Lift rear tie tie downs attach to the hitch frame.

[mkirsch]

Kayteg1 wrote:

I strongly believe my 2.5" receiver is stronger than Superhitch

If you know that much about engineering, then coming up with a 5' hitch extension that won't fold like a drinking straw should be easy for you.

Nobody but Torklift makes anything that long, let alone with the capacity you need.

Reese makes a 48" extension for their Titan hitch:
http://www.etrailer.com/Hitch-Accessories/Reese/RP45018.html
Except, it maxes out at 7000lbs with weight distribution.

[_DJ_1]

Kayteg1 wrote:

I strongly believe my 2.5" receiver is stronger than Superhitch

Do you realize you're comparing a single 2 1/2" receiver to TWO 2" receivers?

[chilihead98]

FYI, due to its length, there is a greater tendency to drag the SuperTruss extension on uneven terrain whether you're towing or not. You may want to remove it when not towing.

[arto_wa]

twodownzero wrote:
Anyone made their own extension? I have the superhitch but $500 for the extension seems a bit excessive when I can just buy two 24" extensions and some material to attach them together. Thoughts?

Used supertruss extensions can usually be found on the Craigslist for lot less money!

That's how I got mine.

[Vinsil]

twodownzero wrote:
Anyone made their own extension? I have the superhitch but $500 for the extension seems a bit excessive when I can just buy two 24" extensions and some material to attach them together. Thoughts?

Guy I work with did. He's had no issues and said he had about $200 in materials, but that might include his second receiver he built too.

Myself...I pull a pretty expensive bunch of toys and don't trust my fab skills enough to build something like that so I ponied up for all the torklilf stuff. Nice stuff.

[Bedlam]

Kayteg1 wrote:
My truck originated as cab & chassis and I don't think any of Superhitches will fit.
I converted it to regular bed (actually I have Dodge bed on Ford and the frame stick behind the bed, where factory hitch bolts to.
I strongly believe my 2.5" receiver is stronger than Superhitch, but being unique is not making it easy and I don't see 2.5" supertruss anywhere.
The extra extension length might be needed since I put my TC with about 16" space on front of the bed for carrying junk.

The SuperHitch Magnum line definitely fits the Ford cab & chassis. This Torklift receiver is rated for 30k lbs at the dual receivers, 14k lbs with up to 2' of SuperTruss, 12k lbs up to 4' and 10k lbs at 5'. The SuperTruss is actually the weak link in this setup and has same rating whether using the standard SuperHitch or the heavier rated Magnum.

[twodownzero]

Anyone made their own extension? I have the superhitch but $500 for the extension seems a bit excessive when I can just buy two 24" extensions and some material to attach them together. Thoughts?

[Kayteg1]

mkirsch wrote:

Kayteg1 wrote:
I add question.
SuperTruss from what I see on the site works only with SuperHitch.
I do have 2.5" receiver on my truck and would like to utilize that for up to 7000lb trailer and from what I measure I could use 5 foot extension.
Anybody found easy solution ?

Easy solution is install a Torklift SuperHitch. Your factory hitch will not handle a 5 foot extension with 7000lb trailer.

You don't need a 5 foot extension anyway. There is no camper that extends 5 feet past the rear of the truck. At most you need 4 foot. As long as the ball is even with the rear of the camper, you will not have trouble.

Even with 4 foot, best option is to install a Torklift Superhitch. Very different from my situation where a few inches would be enough.

My truck originated as cab & chassis and I don't think any of Superhitches will fit.
I converted it to regular bed (actually I have Dodge bed on Ford and the frame stick behind the bed, where factory hitch bolts to.
I strongly believe my 2.5" receiver is stronger than Superhitch, but being unique is not making it easy and I don't see 2.5" supertruss anywhere.
The extra extension length might be needed since I put my TC with about 16" space on front of the bed for carrying junk.

[Bedlam]

You'll be towing 5000-6000 lbs with 500-1000 lbs of tongue weight depending on the balance of the trailer. You will need a weight distribution hitch and SuperHitch to avoid going over capacity.

[trailgranny50]

So we have a 9.5 hard side Shadow Cruiser on our 8' bed 04 dually. Want to tow open pit car trailer with FJ Cruiser. FJ weighs little over 4,000# and trailer is steel. Don't know about tongue weight, trip to scales in order I would imagine? The camper extends 1.5'past bed of truck but also had those pesky "fins" the 90s models have. Suggestions on length of stinger for receiver to clear corners of camper on turns would be nice. This truck has hauled some heavy receiver hitch loads in the past 12 years but not with 3000# in the bed and most definately not with any extension. Is this another TORKLIFT, TORKLIFT, TORKLIFT deal? It would just figure as we've had one thing after another depleting our traveling funds in the last couple months. I'm all for flat towing the new Chevy 2500 4x4 as that is an option, just not on DH,radar yet, but that's not cheap either. Oh dear, what to do, decisions, decisions. Sorry didn't mean to hijack the original post but enquiring minds need to know.