Is this possible with a hitch extension?

When I had a 2wd dually I put a "z" step in the trailer tongue to make the clearance, and stepped it up again right at the hitch ball.
If you have room for one of those big hitch extensions, you have room.

And remember that extending your tongue under your camper assumes you have clearance underneath to clear dips in the driveways and handle sharp turns. Some campers have more hanging on the underside that would interfere.

GeoBoy wrote:

I would think extending a 34' TT tongue would cause more problems with the frame of the TT. We have all seen pictures of TT A frames breaking off the main frame of the TT because of the stress in that area.

Only if done poorly.
A 34' trailer frame stretched to 38' only has the same stress a 38' trailer frame has.
Or, another way of looking at it is, a 34' trailer frame is already a 30' frame stretched to 34', and no one seems worried about that.

It doesn't matter how strong your hitch extension is, the physics of putting weight on a hitch further behind the axle don't change.

If you wanna talk about what puts more stresses on things, I'm saying it's the extension setup. If you think about using your extension to tow heavy trailers without your camper on the truck, it seems crazy. Really, nothing changes about it when your camper is loaded on.

Extensions work, I just don't think they're ideal at all.

If you have a bunch of different trailers to tow while your camper is on, that's a good use for an extension out of necessity.

GeoBoy wrote:
Joe & Julie, keep in mind that the adjustable ball mount that goes into the end of the Super Truss will move the ball out another 8".

You may not use the Open Roads Forum for "For Sale" or "Wanted" posts.

Oops, I didn't mean to break the rules. Sorry.

Joe & Julie, keep in mind that the adjustable ball mount that goes into the end of the Super Truss will move the ball out another 8".

You may not use the Open Roads Forum for "For Sale" or "Wanted" posts.

Up to 24", the SuperTruss can handle 14,000 lbs
28" to 48", the SuperTruss can handle 12,000 lbs
60", the SuperTruss can handle 10,000 lbs

These rating are with the use of any Torklift SuperHitch receivers and a weight distribution hitch:

http://www.torklift.com/index.php/products/towing/superhitch-supertruss

Great. Thats what I wanted to find out.

joe&julie81 wrote:
Thanks for the advice and insight. I can't give the info on the camper and trailer because I don't have them yet; only the duelly. The camper I'm planning is a NorthStar pop up 950SC. I was just wondering about pulling various TT's up to the larger ones.

Well if that's all you're planning on putting in the truck you'll have plenty of payload left for a travel trailer tongue, and it is not so long that you'll need a 48" extension.

My TC is about the same rear overhang as a Northstar 950sc, and I'm only using a 12" extension. With a standard receiver shank the ball is about 2" behind the rear bumper of the camper. All it has to be is behind the camper. You can't turn short enough going forward to hit the trailer with a camper jack. While you can hit backing up, you always could, even with the empty truck. Just be careful as always and you'll be fine.

A 12" or 18" or even 24" Supertruss extension is plenty strong for this application. You can tow about as heavy of a travel trailer as you can practically pull with the truck.

joe&julie81 wrote:
Does the extension bar always extend straight out from the receiver or in some cases drop down and further out to accommodate the camper overhang?

The camper overhang doesn't go low enough to cover the truck's receiver, and the secondary receiver on a SuperHitch is BELOW the stock receiver, so it is not a problem.

Especially if the frame is from Lippert...