Figured I'd try the towing experts in this forum for this one...
I fish the canal quite a bit. When I go down, I tow my tent trailer and put the bikes on a carrier. what I used to do was use a dual drawbar system. Let me try to explain. Into the hitch of the truck goes a "drawbar" It has 2 receivers, top and bottom. In the top goes the bike rack. The bottom goes the drawbar for the ball. I used to be able to carry 2 bikes with the old trailer as it had a long tounge. Now, the new trailer has a shorter tounge so when I make a turn, say out of the driveway, the bikes now hit the camper itself. I had a receiver welded to the back of the trailer but upon trying it for the first time, it appears that the added weight behind the tires of the trailer is causing extreme fishtailing.
My question is this: Is there a ball mount receiver that is longer than the average one to give me the added length I need to clear the bikes?
If not, can I do this:
Truck --> dual receiver system for bike/ball --> extension bar --> then the normal ball mount?
Basically, I'd have 3 hitch pins holding the bars together.
Is this going to pose a problem trailering? Will the bars hold? The weight of the trailer is 1250 lbs dry...about 1500 loaded. Not sure on the tounge weight though.
Thanks for any help! Sorry if this is confusing
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