Drop Hitch

[tbritt]

Hello all, I have pulled my 21 ft. t/t a couple of times and all seems well but a fellow camper told me I needed a lower drop on the "shank" I went from a 4x2 to a 4x4 and the height is different but I lowered my hitch by the last 2 holes and it seems to set and pull level but when I connect or dis-connect the trailer, the trailer is really high and the fellow camper said thats because I don't have the right drop.....??? What do you guys have on your 07 SE 4x4..thanks tbritt

[Carbeaux]

I'm confused. Are the truck and trailer BOTH level when you're hooked up? If so, why would you need to change that?

[tbritt]

not really...I have a Draw-tite hitch with equalizer and you have to jack the trailer up to put the bars and chains on, then lower it and set the chains....all is ok there but I have to really get the trailer up high to dis-connent,and thats whats in question ,the friend said if I had a lower drop I would not have to jack it up so far..........??

[desertruner09]

I would think having the trailer sitting level while towing is much more important than not having to jack up the trailer as much to connect/disconnect... just my opinion though

[HudsonValleyTitan]

The trailer being level while in tow is the important thing. To make it easier to hook up and disconnect...especially if switched to a higher riding truck, you can lower the drop a bit. but not too much..you need to keep the trailer as level as possible.

[tbritt]

I do thnk I'm ok with what you guys have said and how I feel about the pull, maybe it's because my friend has a electric lift and he see's the 60+ sweat out of me...............maybe I just need the electric stuff...???

[gksmith]

Uh, I just put a block of wood under the jack foot and use it to help raise the trailer.

I swapped my jack wheel to a flat foot that I use 90% of the time. The flat foot doesn't impact things near as much as the wheel did (I had a different tow vehicle at the time).

My trailer is to heavy to try and push around on anything other than level ground - which we don't have at our state parks. The flat foot just works better and the wood helps me level plus allows me to raise the tounge higher without having to crank the jack so much.

Also, I replaced the jack handle with a socket so that I can attach a drill and raise and lower that way - total cost was $6.95 for the socket + drill bit adapater. I already had the drill (450lbs of torque).

[Nissan Mike]

Originally Posted by gksmith

I already had the drill (450lbs of torque).

These are either inch pounds(equals 37.5 ft lbs),or this is the baddest a$$ drill in the world.