[Rhodes22-list] Beaufort trailer problems

[Bill Effros]

Bob,

The hitch on my truck is also higher than hitches on most SUVs.  Putting 
a 200lb load on the hitch doesn't deflect it very much because the rear 
suspension is much stiffer than it would be in a car. 

Bill Effros



ed kroposki wrote:

>Bob,
>	If your vehicle towed the boat and backed the boat into the water
>then got it out again, I think your vehicle is adequate.  Unless you are
>looking for an excuse for a new vehicle, I cannot see this incident as the
>reason to get a new one.  If you do decide to sell, how much do you want for
>it?  It sounds like exactly what I am looking for.  Does Rummy's truck have
>a V-10?
>	Rummy always uses the extension.  In the past, unless I had a
>shallow ramp, I did not use it.  I just put on a bathing suit and water
>sneakers and backed into the water.  It is just faster.  The brakes can get
>wet so you have to remember that.
>	How to solve your problem?  Stan and Elton have hitches on the front
>of all their vehicles.  They seem to have the hitch much higher.  Does your
>present hitch have a removable receiver?  Is your receiver the kind with a
>bend?  Is the bend on the bottom?  Get another receiver for launching and
>recovery with a bend and have the bend facing upward.  Mount the ball on the
>top and you raise your angle of connection significantly.  
>	If I could draw as good as Todd, I would have included pictures.  I
>still do not have a working drawing program so I cannot even attempt right
>now. 
>	Consider those jacking or hiking shocks on the rear of your vehicle.
>You know the fun things that they use to rake the cars for dragging.  I
>believe that they used to have some that work raised using air.  Where is
>Rik on the subject?
>	All the rest you could have managed to do with any vehicle.  Maybe
>you just need more practice.  Volunteer to tow the Seaward for Elton to take
>to Chicago next year.  It seems with all his expertise he managed some
>problems this past year.
>
>Ed K
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