Lengthening drawbar question

[jfrench]

I need another 12-18"...

...length on my drawbar, you pervs. I have an older (shorter drawbar) AT Chaser and my doors just barely clear the tongue box. I'm unable to use the door with the tongue jack down. I know the best solution is to build a longer drawbar with new steel but would using something like below be a bad idea?

Curt Extender for 2" Receivers -18" Long Curt Hitch Accessories C45796

I don't want to extend my hitch out from the truck (thus decreasing allowable tongue weight). I would use it to increase the length of the drawbar.

Thoughts?

Thanks,
jfrench

 

[Chris Wilcox]

I'd have to see a picture of your trailer to comment.

 

[jfrench]

Not my trailer but just like mine:

 

[Chris Wilcox]

Photo by mvbeggs
Kind of looks like this one is that way. Any Kurt stuff I've bought is good and rugged.

 

[jfrench]

Photo by mvbeggs
Kind of looks like this one is that way. Any Kurt stuff I've bought is good and rugged.

Thanks, but I'm pretty sure that's a later model year with longer drawbar from the manufacturer and not just an extension.

 

[Chris Wilcox]

OK, it is hard to see details in the pictures available.

 

[ntsqd]

Not fond of the multiple connections that the extension introduces to the drawbar system, but assuming a longer version of the trailer end of the Lock-n-Roll isn't in the cards it could work. I'd be wanting a method to take all of the slop out of the extension to trailer frame connection.

 

[jfrench]

assuming a longer version of the trailer end of the Lock-n-Roll isn't in the cards

Thanks, @ntsqd for pointing out something obvious that I had not known. I'll just get the 15" extended version from Lock-n-Roll.