How big are your balls?

Blindstitch said:

Yes it is. The two into two didn't like me. It does make it really quick to drop the exhaust. The only thing I don't like is it leaves the left side a bit bare.

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For your peace of mind.



1-3/4 = 2000#

2" = 3500#

2 5/16 = 7000 or 10,000 or even 12,500 and perhaps higher depending on shank diameter and metal composition.

3" are higher yet.

Above 16-18K they usually go to a pintle hitch or gooseneck with 3".



I think they even make a small 1" but not sure.

The most important thing is that the hitch on the traier is the same size as the ball.

2" hitch will seem to work on a 1 3/4 ball, but is not safe.



10-15% on the tongue of the trailer is about right.

It's more important not to be to light rather than being slightly to heavy on the tongue.

Don,

putting a trailer kit together from Menards or Harbor Freight and then putting a car top box on it works really well and is relatively affordable. I have seen the boxes on Craigslist for as little as $15, people buy them for one trip and then don't want to store them. I built one a few years ago and pulled it across the country several times behind my G'Wing. I used a sawzall to narrow the trailer frame and the axel so it fit the box dims really well, then simply used a piece of heavy angle steel and some grade 8 bolts to bolt the axel together again. I remember building it all in one weekend in the living room of my apartment, what fun!



The standard 1-7/8 ball hitch worked fine, I never needed a swivel hitch.



I don't have pics of the one I built, but it looked a lot like the one that this guy built for his Valkyrie: visit



http://www.herberts.org/wayne/valk/trailer.htm



Joe