HELP PLEASE... Hitch and extension ?
Hello and thank you in advance for any input/ clarity you can provide. I have a 2003 F-250 W/ a 2K LB (dry) truck camper. I need a 3' extenion to be able to tow my 12' flatbed single-axle trailer and ...
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Now that you posted a pic, either that camper ain’t 10’ long or that’s a long bed.
10’ camper would be sticking 3-1/2” out the back of that short bed.
I’ll assume the half pic of the truck bed ain’t hiding an 8’ bed?
You don’t need even need the tailgate unless the camper is flimsy. And if it ain’t, then it’s not putting any real weight on it anyways. Unless you have it shimmed up on the tailgate.
There’s nothing wrong with that setup and much to do about nothing.
Our old camper stuck out about a foot further and I used an 18” extension with multiple trailers.
Keep your hitch receiver for now and figure out how it fits with the jack or put a fold up jack on the trailer.
Don’t worry about c of g of the camper, nor your tongue weight.
Now don’t go and say that camper is on someone else’s long bed or you’re back in the same boat mostly…lol.
And communication skillz are important…
10’ camper would be sticking 3-1/2” out the back of that short bed.
I’ll assume the half pic of the truck bed ain’t hiding an 8’ bed?
You don’t need even need the tailgate unless the camper is flimsy. And if it ain’t, then it’s not putting any real weight on it anyways. Unless you have it shimmed up on the tailgate.
There’s nothing wrong with that setup and much to do about nothing.
Our old camper stuck out about a foot further and I used an 18” extension with multiple trailers.
Keep your hitch receiver for now and figure out how it fits with the jack or put a fold up jack on the trailer.
Don’t worry about c of g of the camper, nor your tongue weight.
Now don’t go and say that camper is on someone else’s long bed or you’re back in the same boat mostly…lol.
And communication skillz are important…
