Hitch Extension / Is your hitch too short? Extend It!

The tailgate on my truck would not go all the way down with the trailer attached due to the power tongue lift. I needed a solution that would extend the hitch yet be able to support the tongue weight of our trailer. The solution was not in adding an additional extension bracket but to get a longer shank for the weight distribution hitch I already had.
This is the hitch extension we bought: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...
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[@ybwilly]

Why wouldn’t you just spin the powerhead of the jack,there are only two bolts that hold it on ,take it off and run a 5/16” tap thru the other two holes and put the powerhead back on, and this would only cost you a few dollars for the tap and safer than an extended shank

[@dougsceney3010]

A note of caution. What's done here has roughly doubled the moment (ie torque) on the hitch. In other words the down weight limit should be halved. If this guy really has 800lb on the drawbar that sounds like a recipe for disaster.

[@GanderFlight]

Why not just rotate the head on that lippert tongue jack? Then you're not messing with they physics of the hitch at all :)

[@popwall4297]

@ I would never use a hitch extension you're just asking for trouble and trailer sway is one of them why not just load your truck before you hook the trailer up that seems like the most sensible way to do it

[@Kittycat822]

The issue I found by the extension of the hitch is the ride. With the weight distribution hitch the front end was light…ie more down force on the receiver. I adjusted the hitch but the front end still felt light and created more bounce. I had to go back the the original configuration didn’t feel it was safe.

[@MarcusMussawar]

don't do this

[@aaronhuff4484]

Extending the hitch lowers your towing abilities

[@Youallbowdown]

you might have been able to turn the jack around

[@dmick601]

I had the same problem. All I did was turn the electric jack in it's holes. I did have to drill one new hole and use two of the original holes. Problem solved

[@paisteplayer1040]

Any hitch extenders vastly lower your tongue weight. Which is a bad idea when towing heavy trailers

[@n2cycles]

2 things. One, for those concerned about changes in wd hitch capacity a wd hitch changes the dynamics of young weight. It won't make as much difference as you think and you can likely adjust your head angle to compensate for it. You get a bonus of a sharper angle without hitting your truck in a jack knife situation while backing up. Two, if you only need an anchor or so you can turn the head of the jack 90°. It's realively easy to do. On some jacks it may require you to drill a hole.

[@jacksreem3577]

Thanks man!!!....U just saved me hours of looking around...Got the same problem.

[@manandmachineX411]

You just made my life way easier! Thanks!!!!

[@ismaelgvillegas6067]

THANK YOU SO MUCH MAN!! YOU HELPED US SOLVED OUR PROBLEM!!

[@Armadillopepper]

Thanks for this. I was disappointed with hitch extenders that I was researching due to them not being able to handle the weight and tongue weight of my travel trailer (like you mentioned).

[@bmoore3199]

Great video ! Thanks for sharing.

[@corgily]

Thanks for the tip. I just looked online the solid 12" extension is rated for 10,000 lbs which is more than the weight of my 21" trailer, so i think i'm just going to go with the regular extension you had in the first part of the video but get a solid one.

[@rexmiles1165]

You have to extend safety chains and can run with tailgate down I load my rzr 570 in my ram 3500. Works great

[@brianward3196]

Turn the head on jack.Did that on my camper.

[@davidatwork]

6" makes a huge difference!!! :)