patinlouisiana
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wa8yxm wrote: From the looks of the system you have, This may very well be a very bad thing.
How could you make this comment when the only pic I posted does not even show my hitch setup?
My SUV is rated for 9,500# and has 401 Lb Ft torque.
Here is the hitch I have!
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Claude B
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Do wathever you want (longest shank etc.) but remember this:
The closest the ball to the bumper, the better it will be for stability and sway problem.
My original shank was a REESE cast steel. I made my own shank with the ball 4'' closer to my bumper and I can feel the difference.
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Claude B wrote:Do whatever you want (longest shank etc.) but remember this:
The closest the ball to the bumper, the better it will be for stability and sway problem.
My original shank was a REESE cast steel. I made my own shank with the ball 4'' closer to my bumper and I can feel the difference.
Thanks Claude,
Did that hinder your maneuvering ability? I would think you could not turn quite as tight.
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A contractor's heavy equipment shop can weld up what you are looking for. A place that works on Cat tractors.
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Claude B
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Quote:Did that hinder your maneuvering ability? I would think you could not turn quite as tight
In my case, I did not see any difference for tight turning.
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Allworth wrote:A contractor's heavy equipment shop can weld up what you are looking for. A place that works on Cat tractors.
Thanks Allworth!
I actually own a fab shop but hate to have them work on my stuff.
Not that they havn't built a few deer stands in the past 
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Chuck's figures may be mythical (or not) but the laws of Newtonian physics have been verified by mankind literally millions or billions of times over the course of history. If the OP replaces the standard draw bar with a longer one, it will alter the length of the moment arm about the tow vehicle rear axle and therefore the downward force on it. The change could be in the hundreds of pounds depending on the geometry of the system. The guy selling the draw bar doesn't care about that and will sell you whatever length you want. All he has to do is make sure the draw bar is strong enough to survive. He is uninterested in the effects on the tow vehicle. That is left to the discretion of the buyer.
No internet link is necessary. If you want to verify what I am saying, just consult your junior high school physics teacher.
LarryJM wrote:Chuck&Gail wrote:Actually most TV receivers are spec'd, or at least used to be, for 10" from the center of the ball to the hitch pin. So if rating was 1000# tongue weight, and you extend ball by 2", your tongue weight spec DECREASES to 833#. Be careful what you do. You may need to buy a different class of receiver.
Instead of just saying something give us an actual reference to this mythical 10" since IMO it's just that ... mythical. You can buy drawbars up to 16" or 18" and unless they have two holes in them they are rated the same as the shorter drawbars. No receiver AFAIK has any conditions on the length of the drawbar used. If you know of one please post a link stating this limitation on the drawbar length, but I won't hold my breath, because it just doesn't exist AFAIK. I have been using a longer drawbar to be able to open the back doors on my Vans since 1981 w/o issues.
Read carefully THIS THREAD and the info that BarneyS got from Equal-i-zer on this very question and be careful to separate that info from these "tube type" extensions that do in fact have a derated wt. capacity.
Larry
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