Hitch extension

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Redtruck-VA

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Bent my pan the other week hooking up to the trailer. Went to retrieve my mower today after installing an eight inch extension. Worked great and honestly a lot easier to hook up. Put new shorter Gorilla nuts on the other day. Still haven't repaired the pan. Maybe next week...

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Bent my pan the other week hooking up to the trailer. Went to retrieve my mower today after installing an eight inch extension. Worked great and honestly a lot easier to hook up. Put new shorter Gorilla nuts on the other day. Still haven't repaired the pan. Maybe next week...

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That's Good plus it gets the Trailer tongue back away farther from corners of truck in turns
 

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Are you concerned about the added leverage? You are putting more tongue weight on the hitch because of the added length (not saying it is more than it is rated for, just wanted to make sure you are checking and being safe).
 
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Are you concerned about the added leverage? You are putting more tongue weight on the hitch because of the added length (not saying it is more than it is rated for, just wanted to make sure you are checking and being safe).

With the hidden hitch recessed so much it really does need to be extended to work right.

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