should be in DIY, BUT.......would you

[Dale Moser]

Dale I highly respect your opinion as a fabricator but I couldn't disagree with the last part of your post more. We are ALL speculating that it will or won't work, and if it doesn't then the consequences could be really bad. If it does, well then no harm no foul. I personally would not take the risk. There are engineered solutions that have been proven to work out there.

I'm not speculating, I've been doin this stuff all my life. I have fixed and broken enough stuff, a lot bigger than that to know that if the welds are right, that will work. It's cool though, I don't have a friend that I havn't disagreed with at some point.

[BrianL]

I would guess the tongue weight of the trailer would FAR exceed the tongue weight of your hitch. Most EQ hitches are only 500-600 pound tongue weight.

[Dale Moser]

the trailer design is what I am worried about, it is designed to but the load on top of your axle of your truck, you are now putting the tongue weight of the trailer farther back. I do think it would work, but the liability issue would scare me. Also it looks easy to jacknife

The tongue weight on that little trailer will be no issue for a 3/4 ton pickup. It's no more than a large bumper pull.

[Ron]

I think that it'll be doable, like someone else said I've seen a lot worse and your desighn is great. Go for it.

[expressfish]

The tongue weight on that little trailer will be no issue for a 3/4 ton pickup. It's no more than the large bumper pull in the othe pic.

fixed for ya. When I hooked up that 33 ft bumper pull I thought my front tires were going to come off the ground. I also borrowed one of those long drop hitches and was scared as hell, but it held up from CalAllen to Port Lavaca.

[DWG]

I think your main problem is going to be not being able to turn hardly at all without the trailer hitting your truck.

[bobo]

Unless he gets it high enough to clear the bed.

[Dale Moser]

I say, after you sell the trailer and don't need that hitch anymore.........you bring it up here and we'll try to break it with a forklift!

[Stolle]

I say, after you sell the trailer and don't need that hitch anymore.........you bring it up here and we'll try to break it with a forklift!

Watch out! I might buy that trailer and need that hitch

[expressfish]

I was rear ended last year by an honda accord, I'd say it weights up there with this trailer. This gal nailed me while I was at a dead stop on a entrance ramp coming off hwy 90 onto 35 north. She said she was doing about 45-50mph not paying attention........I felt a good thump, looked in my mirror and saw smoke and a chick . First thing I thought was god I hope she's alright ?? Anyhow the receiver on the truck took the full blow, didnt even twitch the drop hitch and totaled her front end. The drop hitch ripped thur the front end, radiator, condenser and all the way to the block. I use the same hitch and pin today to pull everything Ive got including boats here at work.

[bulletpusher]

OK, so if I went out and purchased this hitch, which allows a total of 11" of rise it would be safer ?? Hell it even comes with a 2 5/16 ball. 11" Rise & 10" Drop with 2" and 2 5/16" Balls With Locks In The Receiver And To Lock The Balls to the Mounting Plate
Diverse_7000...$294.95 Looks like it'll bend in half to me ? I don't see any geometry on this design except 90 degree angles.
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This is solid stock NOT tubing. Stop thinking that this hitch extension will never experience a side load. The farther way from the frame you get the force is multiplied. Ask any MMA fighter that is about to get his arm twisted backward, they don't want it sticking way out/up there to make it easier. Tubing does not have the same resistance to loads as solid stock. You should also note that this drop hitch does not come away from the truck compounding the tail wag you will amplify.

Then there is also the tongue weight issue. The hitch is rated for a specific tongue weight at a specific distance from the hitch. The extension will work as a simple lever multiplying the force. The farther you extend it out there the less you can have on it. Think about a weight on a stick, then make the stick longer, more torque is on the stick.

You are obviously going to go ahead with this project regardless of any warnings you have received, so I am no longer of any befit to you, therefore best of luck, I was just answering the question would "I " do it.

[Mike D]

I was rear ended last year by an honda accord, I'd say it weights up there with this trailer. This gal nailed me while I was at a dead stop on a entrance ramp coming off hwy 90 onto 35 north. She said she was doing about 45-50mph not paying attention........I felt a good thump, looked in my mirror and saw smoke and a chick . First thing I thought was god I hope she's alright ?? Anyhow the receiver on the truck took the full blow, didnt even twitch the drop hitch and totaled her front end. The drop hitch ripped thur the front end, radiator, condenser and all the way to the block. I use the same hitch and pin today to pull everything Ive got including boats here at work.

That is not even a logical comparison. You are talking about a hunk of sheet metal that gives way and is designed to crumple in an accident. You aren't talking about a 3500# point load on a lever like you are with what you are trying to do.

You've convinced yourself it's ok to do this and have even fabricated so it really doesn't matter what we say. You have made up your mind. I pray that it works and wish you the best of luck.

[expressfish]

Gotcha...Go for it lets see thos skills

finished primed and painted