Hitch extender
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Topic: Hitch extender
Posted By: E&JOlson
Subject: Hitch extender
Date Posted: 05 May 2017 at 7:31pm
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Has anyone used a hitch extender while towing their R-pod? I have a 2016 179 and added a power jack recently. Now when I lower my tailgate, it hits the power jack. I need about 2 more inches of room so my tailgate will lie flat while the trailer is hitched up. |
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Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 05 May 2017 at 7:33pm
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You don't want a hitch extender, you want a longer shank. Hitch extenders reduce your capacity of hitch and tongue weight.
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Posted By: E&JOlson
Date Posted: 05 May 2017 at 7:45pm
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Thanks. I was worried about that. I have a weight distribution hitch, so was trying to avoid having to purchase a new receiver shank for the ball hitch portion. |
Posted By: SDTrialer
Date Posted: 05 May 2017 at 9:10pm
| I've found if you raise the jack while hitched the gate can open. |
Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 06 May 2017 at 6:42am
Yeah.. having a "shank collection" seems to be part of the deal.. LOL. We have about 5 of them now, different drop/rise and length combinations based on various tv's and TT's.. ------------- |
Posted By: malkbean2
Date Posted: 06 May 2017 at 9:11am
| i found that too. Seems like you.d want to lower the jack but its just the opposite. |
Posted By: CharlieM
Date Posted: 06 May 2017 at 9:39am
And I thought I was the weird one.....................  ------------- Charlie Northern Colorado OLD: 2013 RP-172, 2010 Honda Pilot 3.5L 4WD PRESENT: 2014 Camplite 21RBS, 2013 Supercharged Tacoma 4L V6 4WD |
Posted By: john in idaho
Date Posted: 06 May 2017 at 9:55am
| Doesn't extending the shank increase tongue weight? If you made it long enough, one could stand on it and lift the front wheels off the ground. |
Posted By: CharlieM
Date Posted: 06 May 2017 at 10:05am
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A longer shank can have the same effect: reducing the allowable tongue weight. However, due to the way they must be made, most hitch extenders will be longer than a shank and weaker too. Longer shanks that may only add 2 inches may be quite sufficient to provide desired clearance.
------------- Charlie Northern Colorado OLD: 2013 RP-172, 2010 Honda Pilot 3.5L 4WD PRESENT: 2014 Camplite 21RBS, 2013 Supercharged Tacoma 4L V6 4WD |