Trailer Height

[cameraperson]

My trailer hitch seems to be the right height at around 16.5 inches, I wonder what the heights of your hitches are? I am not dragging the rear end, and it seems to be correct. Just checking to see what "normal" is.

Mike

[harddock]

RE: Trailer Height

mine needs to be towed slightly nose down to get adequate ground clearance at the prop guard.

[mf01]

Re: Trailer Height

My trailer hitch seems to be the right height at around 16.5 inches, I wonder what the heights of your hitches are? I am not dragging the rear end, and it seems to be correct. Just checking to see what "normal" is.

Mike

Is that with the boat hitched and after driving it a little bit (for the suspension to settle)?

[SkiTower]

RE: Re: Trailer Height

I remember a thread a year or two ago that explained the boat needs to be pulled level. Hitch it to the truck on a level surface and then measure the trailer at the front and rear. Should be within 1". Not sure what my measurement is but the hitch on my F150 is pretty much straight out.

[bchesley]

RE: Re: Trailer Height

Its probably a lot more important to pull a tandem level than single axle. You can get away with a little nose down, but nose up you will drag your prop guard.

[skiinxs]

RE: Re: Trailer Height

Surge brakes work a lot better when the trailer is pulled level. Too much bow down and they will sometimes not release all the way.
Dave

[CradGen2]

RE: Re: Trailer Height

Skiinxs dude you have owned a boat load of boats. Hollywood is going to get on you about your signature lengh

[skiinxs]

RE: Re: Trailer Height

Yeah,
That is exactly the reason I never put one on until now. Just think how much money I would have if that had gone into a 401(k) all these years :grin:
Dave

[AirTool]

Re: RE: Re: Trailer Height

Yeah,
That is exactly the reason I never put one on until now. Just think how much money I would have if that had gone into a 401(k) all these years :grin:
Dave

You would have about half as much as you did last summer...so enjoy that new 200.

[mf01]

RE: Re: RE: Re: Trailer Height

My Trailer hitch is at 11" while loaded. The rear of the trailer is about 16". Thank goodness there's a prop guard. I was worried about the slight forward pitch, until last week when I put a 12" scrape in the asphalt.

BTW - I have a single axle.

[skiinxs]

RE: Re: RE: Re: Trailer Height

When you come to a sharp inclune, try to take it on as much as an angle as possible to reduce dragging. Back before prop gaurds were on trailers, you had to learn that or spend a lot of money. Wow I just reread that and it make me sound REALLY old!
Dave

[HS]

RE: Re: RE: Re: Trailer Height

etrailer dot com has good guidelines for setting up the ballmount height.