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AKWesty Samba Member
Joined: April 12, 2014 Posts: 680 Location: Haines, Alaska
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Posted: Sat May 09, 2015 9:29 am Post subject: Hitch Extension - Make Way For The Swingaways! |
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With the spare tire on my Swingaway and a storage box...its time for a hitch extension. I have a snow machine trailer that I pull a couple sleds on and wheelers in the summer. Its touch and go when making sharp turns.
My solution. I just ordered it off eBay so I will follow up when it comes in. This is a 18" extension.
Anyone else go this route. All good?
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newfisher Samba Member
Joined: January 05, 2012 Posts: 1764 Location: The wet spot--Oregon
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Posted: Sat May 09, 2015 11:06 am Post subject: |
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Works well in my dually when the camper is id in the back.
Read up on the weight rating as it quickly falls the further out you extend. They also triangulate the extension with chain/cable and a coupke turnbuckles and it will allow less fishtail clunking while towing. |
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j_dirge Samba Member
Joined: August 08, 2007 Posts: 4641 Location: Twain Harte, CA
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Posted: Sat May 09, 2015 4:56 pm Post subject: |
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I'd be inclined to extend the tongue of the trailer.. and not extend the receiver.
As noted above, your tongue weight rating drops significantly when extending the receiver, especially with a bolt-on extension.
I assume you are losing clearance at the corners?
If you extend the trailer tongue (welded properly) you can adjust your trailer load, keep it properly balanced, and not change the effective tongue weight at the receiver end.
Would make for a happier tow, all around. _________________ -89 GL Westy, SVX.. finally.
-57 pan f/g buggy with a 67 pancake Type 3 "S"
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-Grand Tour, Season 1, episodes 4 and 5
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those are straight line runs with light weight race cars for only 1/4mile at a time..
not pushing a loaded brick up a mountain pass with a family of 4+ inside expecting to have an event free vacation..
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newfisher Samba Member
Joined: January 05, 2012 Posts: 1764 Location: The wet spot--Oregon
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Posted: Sun May 10, 2015 5:35 pm Post subject: |
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It also makes the trailer back up easier, tow easier, follow easier etc. I have extended tongues on both my car trailer and raft trailer and love it. |
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