Re: [RC] Trailer question: Lifting trailer - Mary Ann Spencer
There are a NUMBER of trailer hitches out there
that can be used and some other techniques which are SIMPLE. Don't
make such a high tech change. Low tech: get one that you set
up so it DROPS down from your bumper. Higher cost one: the
telescoping type, costs about $l00 or so but is nice when you are hooking up
alone. Place the ball so it drops down instead of up. Look at other
types. I have seen a LOT of low riding ones on various big pickups.
I use the telescoping one on my motor home which is class A and has higher
bumper than my pickup which has higher bumper than my van did. Truck is
4x4. Go to a truck trailer store which has a big inventory. Even one
that caters to l8 wheelers. I can't use the telescoping one on my truck as
it puts it too low and the one I use on my truck is not low enough.
SOOOOOOO have more than one hitch. Good luck. mas
I
have an Exiss trailer with torsion suspension. The bed of my new 4x4 truck is
higher than my old truck, so now the front of the trailer is too high. The
trailer cannot be leveled and the weight is on the back axel. Also, the back
rubber bumper on the trailer is only about 5 inches from the ground and I see
it as problematic when going off road. Obviously this is not going to work for
long term hauling. Has anybody else had this problem? If so, what did you do
to remedy it? BTW, there is no more room to adjust the gooseneck. Some things
I'm looking into are:
Having air lifts put on - so far I can't find
anybody that will do that to a trailer because of liability
issues.
Having lifts welded on - this is what I've been advised to do
by several people, but not sure what effect it will have on the torsion
suspension.
I do plan to trade out the 15" wheels for 16" wheels at
some time, but it only adds an inch and I'm looking at raising the trailer
about 4 inches.
I hope somebody out there has some experience with
this, it's a bit discouraging. Thanks for the
help.
