Front Trailer Hitch to move camper

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Used the front hitch this week for the first time. Worked like a charm. The wife guided me through the gate into the backyard. She was amazed how well it went. It was easy to make adjustments. Thanks for everyone's advise.

Thanks everyone. I am having one installed next week. A lot of good information. Reversing the drop hitch is a good idea.

Never used a front hitch for a TT however, I mounted a front hitch on my truck to facilitate launching/ retrieving 3 different boats. Worked like a charm! Don’t know why it wouldn’t work just as GOOD for moving your TT.

The front hitch I ordered for my F-150 bolts to the frame and has the same rating as the rear hitch.

I use it to mount my bike rack.

Since I move my TT around the yard with no WD hitch on the back, there is no reason the 2" socket should not accept the hitch on the front. Still there is a lot more "stuff" in the trucks front end, and I have little difficulty backing it into it's parking spot. So I have never tried it.

A front hitch will make it much easier to park a trailer. However, there will be no weight distribution so all of the tongue weight will be on the front of the vehicle. This may or may not be a problem but be aware.

Anybody ever hear of tire chains?

Most front hitches I have seen mount in the center. If I wanted to use such a thing to park a trailer I would mount it to the right frame rail. Pull up so your front bumper is near the coupler and stop. What do you see?

Check with Hibbard iron works on Aberdeen in Newport news. Very doable have seen it many times.

I have a front hitch and two offset rear hitches and never used any of them but can totally see how useful they could be in certain situations.

I had a front hitch installed on my 2003 Silverado and have used it many times for moving my trailers around. Before that I had one made for a 1991 Isuzu Trooper that I owned. The front the wheels give you a tighter turning ability with the trailer that makes it easier to back the trailer into tighter spots.

One thing to be mindful of with the front hitch is the amount of ground clearance after it is mounted. My Silverado is a four-wheel drive but it the same ground clearance as a standard Silverado. The bottom of the receiver box hangs about 3 inches lower than the bottom of the trim below the bumper. I have to be careful when parking. Some curbs in front of businesses and tire stops in some parking spaces are taller than most others and I wind up banging the receiver box against them, so I've learned to pull up just a little bit slower on those last couple of feet when I park.

3 years ago I moved across the street. I can no longer Park the trailer in the yard pulling in from the street. I have to park it in the backyard using a private road that runs behind the property. I had a new fence with a 24 foot gate put up and have plenty of room to move my trailers in and out of the yard using the rear or the front hitch. However, I wanted to pull the 28 footer into the yard tongue first so that the entry door would face towards the house. I also bought a parkit 360 and had the same problem with the tires not having enough traction on grass and loose dirt.

Initially I pulled the trailer in by using the front hitch. I then moved the truck. I had a lot of difficulty moving the trailer the rest of the way because the wheels on the park it would spin on the grass. 3 people helped push the trailer while i guided it using the parkit360. Part of the problem was the trailer tires themselves sinking about an inch or so into the lawn making small ruts and causing rolling resistance.

I looked online and found that there are metal wheels with lugs or plates welded across them that are made for large self propelled walk behind mowers used for cutting hillsides. However, two of them with shipping pretty much cost about the same price as the parkit360 itself. I'm going to check with a local steel fabricator to see if he can make me something simpler and cheaper that I can add on along with the regular tires that will do the same job. I have a couple of ideas. If I figure out something that will work I'll share it later.