Re: O/T How long should a trailor tongue be??

Posted by RN on September 06, 2006 at 14:14:50 from (69.130.249.49):

In Reply to: O/T How long should a trailor tongue be?? posted by old on September 05, 2006 at 16:50:43:

I built a few trailers for farm/utility use, some from old pickup boxes, prefer a tongue longer - almost fullwith of tow vehicle for hihgway use. Sister agreed after borrowing long tongue Datsun box to haul round hay bale on highway- her short tongue golf cart hauler was wobbly above 30. I prefer a section of straight tube re-enforced with side tubes at angle from sides instead of just angle to coupling- jacknifing tow vehicle hits sides and causes breakage. Friend had a chev box with side rail angle to 50 degree hitch, had troubles, I put a 2.5 foot long 3inch heavy wall tube in front with a short cross piece at back of angle to strengthen- backed and tracked much better on highway- total tongue length would have been about 5 foot, axle would have been centered in box. Have a couple short tongues on farm yet- they are used on tractors and garden tractor mostly. RN

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