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I now have a truck camper, and a big enclosed trailer. I could easily benefit from this on the enclosed trailer.
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The RV builders should offer that, at least as an option.
Thanks for posting.
thanks for posting images
The greasy ball is covered and you can rotate the hitch so it is out of the way.
John U
Midnight pumpkin
2014 Silverado 2500 Crew cab, regular bed, 4:10 gears, 6 spd, 6.0L Gas
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2007 Rockwood 8315SS Travel Trailer
Loaded Weights:
Trailer Axles 6640#, Hitch Wt 920#
Combined Gross Wt, no passengers, 13,855#
Midnightpumpkin wrote:
Why not just put the ball in the socket on the trailer hitch and clamp in in place just like when you are towing. Put a padlock on it so no-one messes around and drops it on thier toes.
The greasy ball is covered and you can rotate the hitch so it is out of the way.
John U
Why not just put the ball in the socket on the trailer hitch and clamp in in place just like when you are towing. Put a padlock on it so no-one messes around and drops it on thier toes.
The greasy ball is covered and you can rotate the hitch so it is out of the way.
John U
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Midnightpumpkin wrote:
Why not just put the ball in the socket on the trailer hitch and clamp in in place just like when you are towing. Put a padlock on it so no-one messes around and drops it on thier toes.
The greasy ball is covered and you can rotate the hitch so it is out of the way.
John U
Why not just put the ball in the socket on the trailer hitch and clamp in in place just like when you are towing. Put a padlock on it so no-one messes around and drops it on thier toes.
The greasy ball is covered and you can rotate the hitch so it is out of the way.
John U
That's the way I do it. Plain and simple.
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Midnightpumpkin wrote:
Why not just put the ball in the socket on the trailer hitch and clamp in in place just like when you are towing. Put a padlock on it so no-one messes around and drops it on thier toes.
The greasy ball is covered and you can rotate the hitch so it is out of the way.
John U
Why not just put the ball in the socket on the trailer hitch and clamp in in place just like when you are towing. Put a padlock on it so no-one messes around and drops it on thier toes.
The greasy ball is covered and you can rotate the hitch so it is out of the way.
John U
Glad you can lift that 40+lb unwieldly, unbalanced drawbar-hitch head with one hand and align it into the tongue socket while latching it in with the other hand. I know I couldn't do that without a second person or a floor jack.
I now just stand mine up on end with the drawbar pointed up with the ball towards/under the A-Frame and lock it to one of the safety chains with my Reese locking hitch pin. I do like the receiver idea, but not how it might stick out from the A-frame due to my extended drawbar (approx 18").
Larry
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LarryJM wrote:
Glad you can lift that 40+lb unwieldly, unbalanced drawbar-hitch head with one hand and align it into the tongue socket while latching it in with the other hand. I know I couldn't do that without a second person or a floor jack.
I now just stand mine up on end with the drawbar pointed up with the ball towards/under the A-Frame and lock it to one of the safety chains with my Reese locking hitch pin. I do like the receiver idea, but not how it might stick out from the A-frame due to my extended drawbar (approx 18").
Larry
Midnightpumpkin wrote:
Why not just put the ball in the socket on the trailer hitch and clamp in in place just like when you are towing. Put a padlock on it so no-one messes around and drops it on thier toes.
The greasy ball is covered and you can rotate the hitch so it is out of the way.
John U
Why not just put the ball in the socket on the trailer hitch and clamp in in place just like when you are towing. Put a padlock on it so no-one messes around and drops it on thier toes.
The greasy ball is covered and you can rotate the hitch so it is out of the way.
John U
Glad you can lift that 40+lb unwieldly, unbalanced drawbar-hitch head with one hand and align it into the tongue socket while latching it in with the other hand. I know I couldn't do that without a second person or a floor jack.
I now just stand mine up on end with the drawbar pointed up with the ball towards/under the A-Frame and lock it to one of the safety chains with my Reese locking hitch pin. I do like the receiver idea, but not how it might stick out from the A-frame due to my extended drawbar (approx 18").
Larry
Might be a problem when I get older, I am only 71 now. It is all in the technique you use.
John U
Midnightpumpkin wrote:
Might be a problem when I get older, I am only 71 now. It is all in the technique you use.
John U
LarryJM wrote:
Glad you can lift that 40+lb unwieldly, unbalanced drawbar-hitch head with one hand and align it into the tongue socket while latching it in with the other hand. I know I couldn't do that without a second person or a floor jack.
I now just stand mine up on end with the drawbar pointed up with the ball towards/under the A-Frame and lock it to one of the safety chains with my Reese locking hitch pin. I do like the receiver idea, but not how it might stick out from the A-frame due to my extended drawbar (approx 18").
Larry
Midnightpumpkin wrote:
Why not just put the ball in the socket on the trailer hitch and clamp in in place just like when you are towing. Put a padlock on it so no-one messes around and drops it on thier toes.
The greasy ball is covered and you can rotate the hitch so it is out of the way.
John U
Why not just put the ball in the socket on the trailer hitch and clamp in in place just like when you are towing. Put a padlock on it so no-one messes around and drops it on thier toes.
The greasy ball is covered and you can rotate the hitch so it is out of the way.
John U
Glad you can lift that 40+lb unwieldly, unbalanced drawbar-hitch head with one hand and align it into the tongue socket while latching it in with the other hand. I know I couldn't do that without a second person or a floor jack.
I now just stand mine up on end with the drawbar pointed up with the ball towards/under the A-Frame and lock it to one of the safety chains with my Reese locking hitch pin. I do like the receiver idea, but not how it might stick out from the A-frame due to my extended drawbar (approx 18").
Larry
Might be a problem when I get older, I am only 71 now. It is all in the technique you use.
John U
SECRET TECHNIQUES only known to you and obviously not wanting to share to me means it's not as easy as being portrayed. If you have developed a physics defying method you should copyright it and become a millionaire
![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/rolleyes.gif "rolleyes")
OTOH to me it says you have never done what you have portrayed as simple and easy.
Larry
Midnightpumpkin wrote:
Might be a problem when I get older, I am only 71 now. It is all in the technique you use.
John U
Yep, that's just what I do also.LarryJM wrote:
Glad you can lift that 40+lb unwieldly, unbalanced drawbar-hitch head with one hand and align it into the tongue socket while latching it in with the other hand. I know I couldn't do that without a second person or a floor jack.
I now just stand mine up on end with the drawbar pointed up with the ball towards/under the A-Frame and lock it to one of the safety chains with my Reese locking hitch pin. I do like the receiver idea, but not how it might stick out from the A-frame due to my extended drawbar (approx 18").
Larry
Midnightpumpkin wrote:
Why not just put the ball in the socket on the trailer hitch and clamp in in place just like when you are towing. Put a padlock on it so no-one messes around and drops it on thier toes.
The greasy ball is covered and you can rotate the hitch so it is out of the way.
John U
Why not just put the ball in the socket on the trailer hitch and clamp in in place just like when you are towing. Put a padlock on it so no-one messes around and drops it on thier toes.
The greasy ball is covered and you can rotate the hitch so it is out of the way.
John U
Glad you can lift that 40+lb unwieldly, unbalanced drawbar-hitch head with one hand and align it into the tongue socket while latching it in with the other hand. I know I couldn't do that without a second person or a floor jack.
I now just stand mine up on end with the drawbar pointed up with the ball towards/under the A-Frame and lock it to one of the safety chains with my Reese locking hitch pin. I do like the receiver idea, but not how it might stick out from the A-frame due to my extended drawbar (approx 18").
Larry
Might be a problem when I get older, I am only 71 now. It is all in the technique you use.
John U
I handle the hitch, wife handles the latch. And our Golden watches and supervises.
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Very simple!
LarryJM wrote:
Glad you can lift that 40+lb unwieldly, unbalanced drawbar-hitch head with one hand and align it into the tongue socket while latching it in with the other hand.
Glad you can lift that 40+lb unwieldly, unbalanced drawbar-hitch head with one hand and align it into the tongue socket while latching it in with the other hand.
Easy, balanced:
![[image]](http://i1270.photobucket.com/albums/jj603/lynnmor/HitchtoCoupler_zps3cad6dce_1.jpg)
And although I store my hitch different than IPegasus, the OP, my previous post was not intended to take anything away from his ingenuity, which was a good idea too.
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3oaks wrote:
Very nice, Lynnmor. Like the saying goes: Where there is a will, there is a way".
And although I store my hitch different than IPegasus, the OP, my previous post was not intended to take anything away from his ingenuity, which was a good idea too.
Very nice, Lynnmor. Like the saying goes: Where there is a will, there is a way".
And although I store my hitch different than IPegasus, the OP, my previous post was not intended to take anything away from his ingenuity, which was a good idea too.
If he were to add a lift tool as shown, it would make his idea even easier. His idea, and mine, eliminates the need for a third hand. I was going to make these tools to sell but there are way too many configurations to market a universal product. I'll keep thinking, maybe I'll come up with something.
3oaks wrote:
I handle the hitch, wife handles the latch. And our Golden watches and supervises. Very simple!
Midnightpumpkin wrote:
Might be a problem when I get older, I am only 71 now. It is all in the technique you use.
John U
Yep, that's just what I do also.LarryJM wrote:
Glad you can lift that 40+lb unwieldly, unbalanced drawbar-hitch head with one hand and align it into the tongue socket while latching it in with the other hand. I know I couldn't do that without a second person or a floor jack.
I now just stand mine up on end with the drawbar pointed up with the ball towards/under the A-Frame and lock it to one of the safety chains with my Reese locking hitch pin. I do like the receiver idea, but not how it might stick out from the A-frame due to my extended drawbar (approx 18").
Larry
Midnightpumpkin wrote:
Why not just put the ball in the socket on the trailer hitch and clamp in in place just like when you are towing. Put a padlock on it so no-one messes around and drops it on thier toes.
The greasy ball is covered and you can rotate the hitch so it is out of the way.
John U
Why not just put the ball in the socket on the trailer hitch and clamp in in place just like when you are towing. Put a padlock on it so no-one messes around and drops it on thier toes.
The greasy ball is covered and you can rotate the hitch so it is out of the way.
John U
Glad you can lift that 40+lb unwieldly, unbalanced drawbar-hitch head with one hand and align it into the tongue socket while latching it in with the other hand. I know I couldn't do that without a second person or a floor jack.
I now just stand mine up on end with the drawbar pointed up with the ball towards/under the A-Frame and lock it to one of the safety chains with my Reese locking hitch pin. I do like the receiver idea, but not how it might stick out from the A-frame due to my extended drawbar (approx 18").
Larry
Might be a problem when I get older, I am only 71 now. It is all in the technique you use.
John U
I handle the hitch, wife handles the latch. And our Golden watches and supervises.
Very simple!Unless you're single; your wife is busy, ETC., ETC., ETC. I just don't consider something needing two people as SIMPLE and you just proved the point I was making that you can't do this by yourself as I clearly stated in my post.
I'm not sure what you are trying to highlight by quoting my post that already acknowledged what you have to do any way in using a second person.
Gotta love these posts that add nothing, but try and seem like they might like yours did in this case.
Larry
2020 F250 STX CC SB 7.3L 10spd 3.55 4x4
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2017 Jayco 28RLS TT 32.5'
I do have a small plastic tray I set the hitch in so it doesn't get grease in the storage area.
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Lynnmor wrote:
If he were to add a lift tool as shown, it would make his idea even easier. His idea, and mine, eliminates the need for a third hand. I was going to make these tools to sell but there are way too many configurations to market a universal product. I'll keep thinking, maybe I'll come up with something.
3oaks wrote:
Very nice, Lynnmor. Like the saying goes: Where there is a will, there is a way".
And although I store my hitch different than IPegasus, the OP, my previous post was not intended to take anything away from his ingenuity, which was a good idea too.
Very nice, Lynnmor. Like the saying goes: Where there is a will, there is a way".
And although I store my hitch different than IPegasus, the OP, my previous post was not intended to take anything away from his ingenuity, which was a good idea too.
If he were to add a lift tool as shown, it would make his idea even easier. His idea, and mine, eliminates the need for a third hand. I was going to make these tools to sell but there are way too many configurations to market a universal product. I'll keep thinking, maybe I'll come up with something.
Now that is slick and a GREAT MOD ... only drawback is that one has to custom fabricate that since AFAIK you can't buy it anywhere and while it's a fantastic solution for you, it's not readily available to just anyone and is probably beyond most here to even fabricate with the welding, etc. I do have and use the "Hitch Grip" below for handling the hitch head/drawbar much easier, but it uses the ball for lifting.
![[image]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/413sz3lE8hL._SX425_.jpg)
![[image]](http://img03.aaastatic.net/image_cache/hitchgrip-inuse_300x300.jpg)
Larry
Ranger431 wrote:
I do have a small plastic tray I set the hitch in so it doesn't get grease in the storage area.
I do have a small plastic tray I set the hitch in so it doesn't get grease in the storage area.
What I've been doing for quite a few years now is to tie one of the plastic grocery bags over the hitch head immediately after disconnecting and before I even remove it from the receiver. This keeps the hitch head clean from dirt, etc. and protects you from any grease. I leave it on for storage and until just before I reconnect. One might think the bag would get destroyed from moving the hitch head/drawbar around, but I haven't found that to be the case in general. Even with the plastic bag on it I can still use my "Hitch Grip" to move it around/lift/carry it. We always have extra of these bags in the Van since that's what we also use for garbage, etc.
I used to put mine in my pass thru on this and my last trailer, but found simply locking it to one of my safety chains along with the plastic bag to be the easiest and best solution for me and it stays right were it is needed at all times unless I'm at home and then the hitch head/drawbar lives in my garage in the bag standing on it's hitch head end.
Larry
Midnightpumpkin wrote:
Why not just put the ball in the socket on the trailer hitch and clamp in in place just like when you are towing. Put a padlock on it so no-one messes around and drops it on thier toes.
The greasy ball is covered and you can rotate the hitch so it is out of the way.
John U
Why not just put the ball in the socket on the trailer hitch and clamp in in place just like when you are towing. Put a padlock on it so no-one messes around and drops it on thier toes.
The greasy ball is covered and you can rotate the hitch so it is out of the way.
John U
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Last Train wrote:
Or, if you have a Honda Ridgeline . . . you open up the in-bed trunk and drop your gear in there. It's locked up, out of site and protected from the elements.
Or, if you have a Honda Ridgeline . . . you open up the in-bed trunk and drop your gear in there. It's locked up, out of site and protected from the elements.
So you tow with a Ridge line, wow really?
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dclark1946 wrote:
I just leave it attached to the truck. I wipe the ball and spring bar mount holes with a paper towel and apply fresh grease when hitching again.
I just leave it attached to the truck. I wipe the ball and spring bar mount holes with a paper towel and apply fresh grease when hitching again.
Exactly... my truck manufacturer already thought of this and welded a receiver to the back of the truck. When I get to where I am camping, I leave the hitch bar in that receiver. Works great!
2015 Ram CTD
2015 Jayco 29QBS
LarryJM wrote:
SECRET TECHNIQUES only known to you and obviously not wanting to share to me means it's not as easy as being portrayed. If you have developed a physics defying method you should copyright it and become a millionaire
OTOH to me it says you have never done what you have portrayed as simple and easy.
Larry
Midnightpumpkin wrote:
Might be a problem when I get older, I am only 71 now. It is all in the technique you use.
John U
LarryJM wrote:
Glad you can lift that 40+lb unwieldly, unbalanced drawbar-hitch head with one hand and align it into the tongue socket while latching it in with the other hand. I know I couldn't do that without a second person or a floor jack.
I now just stand mine up on end with the drawbar pointed up with the ball towards/under the A-Frame and lock it to one of the safety chains with my Reese locking hitch pin. I do like the receiver idea, but not how it might stick out from the A-frame due to my extended drawbar (approx 18").
Larry
Midnightpumpkin wrote:
Why not just put the ball in the socket on the trailer hitch and clamp in in place just like when you are towing. Put a padlock on it so no-one messes around and drops it on thier toes.
The greasy ball is covered and you can rotate the hitch so it is out of the way.
John U
Why not just put the ball in the socket on the trailer hitch and clamp in in place just like when you are towing. Put a padlock on it so no-one messes around and drops it on thier toes.
The greasy ball is covered and you can rotate the hitch so it is out of the way.
John U
Glad you can lift that 40+lb unwieldly, unbalanced drawbar-hitch head with one hand and align it into the tongue socket while latching it in with the other hand. I know I couldn't do that without a second person or a floor jack.
I now just stand mine up on end with the drawbar pointed up with the ball towards/under the A-Frame and lock it to one of the safety chains with my Reese locking hitch pin. I do like the receiver idea, but not how it might stick out from the A-frame due to my extended drawbar (approx 18").
Larry
Might be a problem when I get older, I am only 71 now. It is all in the technique you use.
John U
SECRET TECHNIQUES only known to you and obviously not wanting to share to me means it's not as easy as being portrayed. If you have developed a physics defying method you should copyright it and become a millionaire
OTOH to me it says you have never done what you have portrayed as simple and easy.
Larry
Larry,
What's your problem? Are you just looking for someone to argue with? Many people are able to lift their drawbar and put it in the hitch and close the latch. Just because you are unable (for whatever reason) to accomplish that simple task doesn't mean nobody can. If it doesn't work for you then find another solution but there's no reason to get so darn sarcastic about it.
I'm one of those that just leaves it on the pickup. But, my small TT does not require a WDH so it is not as large as some of the receiver hitches many of you have.
spoon059 wrote:
Exactly... my truck manufacturer already thought of this and welded a receiver to the back of the truck. When I get to where I am camping, I leave the hitch bar in that receiver. Works great!
dclark1946 wrote:
I just leave it attached to the truck. I wipe the ball and spring bar mount holes with a paper towel and apply fresh grease when hitching again.
I just leave it attached to the truck. I wipe the ball and spring bar mount holes with a paper towel and apply fresh grease when hitching again.
Exactly... my truck manufacturer already thought of this and welded a receiver to the back of the truck. When I get to where I am camping, I leave the hitch bar in that receiver. Works great!
I do the same on occasion BUT, it is probably illegal.
Anything protruding beyond the bumper is considered a modification to the low speed impact bumper and a violation of federal regulations, probably.
I like the OP's idea. It could possibly be done with the receivers sold for clamping on an RV bumper.
![[image]](https://www.etrailer.com/static/images/pics/C/1/C19101_3_1000.jpg)
or
![[image]](https://www.etrailer.com/static/images/pics/U/F/UF35-946401_26_1000.jpg)
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Strabo wrote:
So you tow with a Ridge line, wow really?
Last Train wrote:
Or, if you have a Honda Ridgeline . . . you open up the in-bed trunk and drop your gear in there. It's locked up, out of site and protected from the elements.
Or, if you have a Honda Ridgeline . . . you open up the in-bed trunk and drop your gear in there. It's locked up, out of site and protected from the elements.
So you tow with a Ridge line, wow really?
Now THAT is funny!
Last Train wrote:
Now THAT is funny!
Strabo wrote:
So you tow with a Ridge line, wow really?
Last Train wrote:
Or, if you have a Honda Ridgeline . . . you open up the in-bed trunk and drop your gear in there. It's locked up, out of site and protected from the elements.
Or, if you have a Honda Ridgeline . . . you open up the in-bed trunk and drop your gear in there. It's locked up, out of site and protected from the elements.
So you tow with a Ridge line, wow really?
Now THAT is funny!
1600 lbs payload 5000 towing for 2017 Ridgeline
Midnightpumpkin wrote:
Why not just put the ball in the socket on the trailer hitch and clamp in in place just like when you are towing. Put a padlock on it so no-one messes around and drops it on thier toes.
The greasy ball is covered and you can rotate the hitch so it is out of the way.
John U
Why not just put the ball in the socket on the trailer hitch and clamp in in place just like when you are towing. Put a padlock on it so no-one messes around and drops it on thier toes.
The greasy ball is covered and you can rotate the hitch so it is out of the way.
John U
I made a home made handle to allow me to use one hand for hitch and the other to latch the coupler. Pictures are from old hitch but still works the same with the New Blue Ox hitch.
Home Made Handle
Hitch Locked To coupler
Bruce & Cindy (Chihuahua's Rambo & Chuy)
2016 Jayco 23RLSW
2014 Ram 1500 5.7 Hemi
Blue Ox SwayPro
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![[image]](http://i.imgur.com/VPhYOjhl.jpg)
![[image]](http://i.imgur.com/fjwonEzl.jpg)
$19 HF receiver and $8 in clamps...easier for me than finding a welder.
![[image]](http://nhwoodworker.com/Gallery/hfreceiver1.JPG)
HitchGrip is the easiest way for an old guy with a bad back to move his hitch.
![[image]](http://nhwoodworker.com/Gallery/hfreceiver2.JPG)
And then added this ball cover
Thanks,
Bill
'15 Keystone Cougar 26RBI and '15 RAM 1500 Ecodiesel
06Fargo wrote:
1600 lbs payload 5000 towing for 2017 Ridgeline
Last Train wrote:
Now THAT is funny!
Strabo wrote:
So you tow with a Ridge line, wow really?
Last Train wrote:
Or, if you have a Honda Ridgeline . . . you open up the in-bed trunk and drop your gear in there. It's locked up, out of site and protected from the elements.
Or, if you have a Honda Ridgeline . . . you open up the in-bed trunk and drop your gear in there. It's locked up, out of site and protected from the elements.
So you tow with a Ridge line, wow really?
Now THAT is funny!
1600 lbs payload 5000 towing for 2017 Ridgeline
What is "funny" is that so many still seem uninformed about the capabilities of the Ridgeline. Tows our 22' Freedom Express 192 RBS solid as can be. (CAT scale weight when loaded up for a trip = 4500 lbs.) Built in transmission cooler & power steering cooler; plug & play for a brake controller of your choice; glides down the road with AWD keeping things stable; as long as you stay within its engineered limits, it actually provides a very positive towing experience. Down side is fuel consumption/mileage is unfavorable since our 2011 Ridgeline produces 247 lb./ft. of torque that is largely produced in the upper RPM range. Repeated trips in modestly hilly terrain yields approximately 9 mpg. Sure wish Honda would place a diesel in the truck. The new version's gas engine generates 30 more hp (280) and 15 more lbs./ft. (262) of torque, but I just don't know how much that will improve mileage. But tegardless, that in bed trunk still comes in handy for securely storing all kinds of gear . . .
06Fargo wrote:
1600 lbs payload 5000 towing for 2017 Ridgeline
Last Train wrote:
Now THAT is funny!
Strabo wrote:
So you tow with a Ridge line, wow really?
Last Train wrote:
Or, if you have a Honda Ridgeline . . . you open up the in-bed trunk and drop your gear in there. It's locked up, out of site and protected from the elements.
Or, if you have a Honda Ridgeline . . . you open up the in-bed trunk and drop your gear in there. It's locked up, out of site and protected from the elements.
So you tow with a Ridge line, wow really?
Now THAT is funny!
1600 lbs payload 5000 towing for 2017 Ridgeline
What is "funny" is that so many still seem uninformed about the capabilities of the Ridgeline. Tows our 22' Freedom Express 192 RBS solid as can be. (CAT scale weight when loaded up for a trip = 4500 lbs.) Built in transmission cooler & power steering cooler; plug & play for a brake controller of your choice; glides down the road with AWD keeping things stable; as long as you stay within its engineered limits, it actually provides a very positive towing experience. Down side is fuel consumption/mileage is unfavorable since our 2011 Ridgeline produces 247 lb./ft. of torque that is largely produced in the upper RPM range. Repeated trips in modestly hilly terrain yields approximately 9 mpg. Sure wish Honda would place a diesel in the truck. The new version's gas engine generates 30 more hp (280) and 15 more lbs./ft. (262) of torque, but I just don't know how much that will improve mileage. But tegardless, that in bed trunk still comes in handy for securely storing all kinds of gear . . .
My Blue Ox hitch weighs like 80 lbs. I have a hard time moving it around using both hands, and I am only 34 and in shape! I don't think I could ever lift it up with one hand and try to latch it with the other.
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2016-06-09_11-05-02 by RoyBelluomini, on Flickr
Of all the things I miss, I miss the trunk (which kept all the camping stuff I now have to store when not camping) and the great winter driving performance. It cant compare to my Ram which tows about 7k (guestimate) effortlessly at 14+ mpg.
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This is what a friend uses, it is called EzStorHitch. It stores the bars and hitch on the a frame.
* This post was edited 06/15/16 12:13pm by trnfla *
Now 2004 Winnie Minnie 31C
Had 2007 Zeppelin 190 Hybrid,
1999 30' Dutchman Classic FW