I have a Lance 11'6" camper setting up to be put in the back of my 2004.5 DRW 3500 with tow package. I'm also going to be flat towing a 2000 Jeep Wrangler.
So my question is can I just build the 48" extension that I need out of some 2.5" square tubing and a 2" piece on the truck end to go into the reciever? When you flat tow you have nearly 0 lbs of tongue weight. The Jeep itself only weighs about 4500lbs.


In the future I'm going to go with a Reese Titan but I really don't have the time to order and install it along with getting the truck/camper setup and get the Jeep ready to go.

 

I once make up a solid 2 1/2" bar 48" long with a Titan class 5 to do the same thing but with an enclosed car hauling trailer and a weight distributing hitch and all is fine, but now I do the same thing with a super-hitch but they use 2 small chains to go from the ball to the hitch at a 45* angle. If I were you, I would put some chains on it because when you go around a corner, there is a lot of leverage pulling on the 4ft bar, going straight there is none. Jim

 

That's a good idea, I'll do that. Put some turnbuckles on each chain to get it nice and tight.

Other then adding the chains this idea is pretty sound, right?

 

Should be fine, that is how Super-Hitch does theirs. I tow a Toyota Corolla behind my 11 ft Lance and when you make a sharp turn there is alot of leverage on that 4ft bar so chains with turnbuckles will really help. Jim

 

Thanks Jim.