Re: Hitch Extensions

["Karen Sullivan" <greymare@jps.net>]

Okay, you are talking exactly about my setup-as I have a camper that size
and a bumper pull trailer (20 ft. stock).  My friend has a 10.5 ft. Lance
and she also has a bumper pull.

first of all, any hitch that probably came with the truck will be
inadequate. I believe the new hitch I had put on is rated for 14,000
lbs-having the EXTENSION or stinger on the back will take that rating and
blow it in half I was told.  I get away with it because I have an aluminum
trailer, but what I still need to do, and what you would probably have to do
is have an additional LATERAL brace you can bolt onto the stinger, back to
the hitch, making a V.  This will help with the lateral torque.  My stinger
is also solid metal...........

MAKE SURE that when you have this whole thing done that they put the trailer
back far enough that you can 1-open the camper door!. and two, not jackknife
the rig and put the camper jacks through the nose of the trailer.  If you DO
punch a hole in your nice new trailer, remember that a big AERC round
sticker covers it nicely!!

Yes, it can be done.  If it makes you feel any better, I haul 5 horses in a
bumper pull trailer, with hay on top and a big water tank.  Someday when
pear season starts I will load up 5 horses in the trailer, drove over to the
packing sheds and weigh the whole rig and find out what it REALLY weighs!

Also keep in mind, with that huge and rig, the camper really helps stabilize
the truck, but the dually sure helps!!!!

Karen
----- Original Message -----
From: <guest@endurance.net>
To: <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 01, 2000 4:56 PM
Subject: RC: Hitch Extensions


> barb bkcbs@hotmail.com
> Does anybody pull their trailer with a hitch extension?
> I am trying to find out how safe this set-up is. We are in the process of
buying a camper, but the best one for our purposes is 9'6", hangs over the
truck bumper, so we'd need an extension for the trailer.  The idea makes me
totally nervous
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