HITCH HEIGHTH ?
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โJan-11-2021 07:14 PM
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2018 Ford Explorer
2001 Bantam Trail Lite B-19
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โJan-17-2021 07:41 PM
agesilaus wrote:
Hook it up and check it. You have a WDH and that doesn't have it's own receiver?
OP has a receiver on the vehicle, he is asking about the shank of the hitch. Most WD hitches have a head that bolts to the vertical holes of the shank with two 3/4 bolts, which allow you to adjust the height of the head. There is no way to know until the OP hangs the trailer on the ball and sees what happens. If necessary the head can be moved up or down the shank, or the shank can be rotated so the offset of the vertical part is reversed. New shanks can be purchased with more drop or rise, but probably not necessary.
Charles
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โJan-17-2021 03:34 PM
Oasisbob wrote:
wITH MY RIG ON LEVEL GROUND MY tv SITS TWO INCH'S HIGH FROM BEING LEVEL. sO i AM BUYING A DROP UNIT. hOPE THIS MAKES ALL WELL.
tHAt tYpING iS hOrREndOuS, SoRrY
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โJan-17-2021 01:25 PM
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โJan-13-2021 12:46 PM
If you need to adjust height outside the current WDH, you can get a replacement longer drop/rise drawbar or shank, sometimes called a stinger.
As recommended earlier, you need to test fit it on the new tow vehicle. I was lucky. Swapping from a 2008 Explorer to an F150 resulting in my TT going from level to 1/2โ high front, acceptable to me.
After flipping the TT axle, I had to literally flip the WDH on the shank. No problem except having to find/borrow the large wrenches & sockets, a 5โ rise.
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โJan-13-2021 07:32 AM
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โJan-12-2021 06:29 PM
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โJan-12-2021 12:40 PM
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โJan-12-2021 06:42 AM
Take a measurement unloaded and another with trailer hooked up with tounge weight.
Set the hitch up to where the 2 measurements have been split. This indicates weight transfer.
That said, with my HD trucks, I've always started with my hitch ball 1" higher than trailer coupler when setting up WDH and always got weight transfer and a level trailer.
Not knowing your trailer or tow vehicles capacity, none of what I said may happen.
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โJan-12-2021 03:12 AM
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โJan-11-2021 10:08 PM
Sounds like itโs close to working.
Couple things?
Is the Explorer auto level air ride? If it is, that doesnโt help, but it may not be prohibitive.
Is your trailer tandem leaf springs? If so it will handle a little nose up better than torsion axles which will place more load on one axle or the other if not close to level.
Lastly, throw the trailer on, put some weight in the vehicle and camper to simulate how it will be loaded on the rear axle of the vehicle. See how it looks and drives restoring some weight to the front as needed.
If itโs good, itโs good. If not, then you may need to get a lower hitch.
Imo, Iโd confirm that first. If no auto level I bet it will be very close or work.
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โJan-11-2021 08:37 PM
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โJan-11-2021 07:43 PM
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