I am working on some trailer modifications and am wondering about the merits of extending the tongue. I plan to extend the tongue enough to add storage for my fridge and a water tank - its a 416 like trailer. I'd like to make the tongue length adjustable so that I can set it long enough so that I can jack knife the trailer without hitting anything on the tongue with the back of my cruiser, and be able to shorten it in camp to keep it out of the way.
Is there any reason to extend it even longer than the jack-knife safe length? Perhaps for ease of towing at speed on the high way? Visibility is already pretty good through the back of our hundred series. Other reasons to make it very long?
I expect that for technical trail driving, shorter is better to allow good tracking behind the tow vehicle and to maximize ground clearance and maneuverability, although I guess I'd keep it at a length just long enough to avoid any damage when jack knifing. Would I want it to be longer?
If the 2" ID bar is the hitch receiver bar what is the bar that would slide inside the receiver bar called? Shank? Draw bar?
Also, how does one drill a hole through the sliding inside bar (shank/draw bar)? I believe it has to be a 5/8" diameter hole for a hitch pin. Use a big bit and drill slowly for a long timel? Or do you normally use a press and die for those kinds of holes?
Is there any reason to extend it even longer than the jack-knife safe length? Perhaps for ease of towing at speed on the high way? Visibility is already pretty good through the back of our hundred series. Other reasons to make it very long?
I expect that for technical trail driving, shorter is better to allow good tracking behind the tow vehicle and to maximize ground clearance and maneuverability, although I guess I'd keep it at a length just long enough to avoid any damage when jack knifing. Would I want it to be longer?
If the 2" ID bar is the hitch receiver bar what is the bar that would slide inside the receiver bar called? Shank? Draw bar?
Also, how does one drill a hole through the sliding inside bar (shank/draw bar)? I believe it has to be a 5/8" diameter hole for a hitch pin. Use a big bit and drill slowly for a long timel? Or do you normally use a press and die for those kinds of holes?