[Rhodes22-list] Michael W.s Tongue

[Arthur H. Czerwonky]

Mike,
Ed makes a good point.  I have never used a trailer with internal extension, never will because it will make the key joints weaker.  Instead I use a completely independent 3x3 steel bar - fits into the receiver on one end and has the ball mounted on the other. Mine is 60" long.  Mounted on front(preferred) or back of my Explorer it handles very well.  I wouldn't trust any older painted Triad extensions I have seen, especially if they have been repainted over hidden problems.
Art

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>From: Tootle <ekroposki at charter.net>
>Sent: Jan 31, 2008 8:18 AM
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>Subject: [Rhodes22-list]  Michael W.s Tongue
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>Mike:
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>I think that when under load all extensions bend.  Maybe your bending is
>excessive?  
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>Go buy a piece of I beam long enough to reach from trailer hitch to
>somewhere back on trailer that allows for physical attachment to main
>trailer chassis.  Get about four large U-bolts with cross pieces and bolt
>the whole thing to extended extension and actual trailer chassis.  Just like
>you were sistering a plank supporting a house?  I guess you could even use a
>wood 4 x 4 about 12 feet long and make it work for the occasion.  But that
>might be too thick to get down a ramp.
>
>Locate a steep ramp that does not require extension.  When lake level is up
>here at Hartwell there are many that you do not need extensions on.
>
>Ed K
>Greenville, SC, USA
>“Stainless steel’s resistance to corrosion relies on exposure to oxygen in
>the air or water.  When you tape a stainless steel turnbuckle or rigging
>terminal, you deprive it of oxygen, and the metal is more prone to
>corrosion.”  Bill Seifert
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