Extended Receiver Hitch

PRodacy wrote:
Everyone seems to say that the factory hitch is too weak to handle the extension, but where is any evidence? I've never seen any specs on it, never saw evidence of a failure, or any engineering calculations. Maybe the aftermarket ones are stronger, but is there any evidence that they're not expensive overkill?

My neighbor has a 2012 Ram 2500 and pulls a 38 foot Weekend Warrior with a 1800 lbs tongue weight. He uses a WD setup and in less than 3 years has completely egged out his factory hitch. It is ruined from that weight and stress. So, having seen what happens to a factory hitch that is overloaded and abused....I'd wager it is not an expensive overkill if you lose your trailer doing freeway speeds.