Hitch Extender with Step for 2" Trailer Hitch Receivers 18"

Reese Hitch Accessories - RP11006

18" Trailer Hitch Extender with Step

• Prevents hitting trailer or propane tanks when making sharp turns while towing
• Extends hitch 18" from center to center of hitch pin holes
• Features step that provides easy access to truck bed

Load rating GTW 4000 lbs; Tongue 400 lbs
The limiting factor is the capacity of your hitch. Using a hitch extender will usuallly reduce your hitch's overall capacity by 50%.

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Ask the Experts about this Reese Hitch Accessories

• Trailer Hitch, Hitch Extension, Weight Distribution, 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 Towing Haulmark Trailer
  
• Using a trailer hitch extender like # RP11006, will reduce the tongue weight capacity of your trailer hitch by 50 percent. The tongue weight of the extender itself is only 400 pounds so you will have to go by the lowest rated component which will either be the reduced capacity of your hitch when using the extender, or the 400 pound tongue weight capacity of the extender. If your trailer was loaded to capacity at 7,000 pounds, the tongue weight of just the trailer would be 700 to 1,050 pounds.
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• Trailer Hitch Extension for Bike Rack to Clear the Door on a Truck Bed Camper in a 2012 Ford F-150
  
• When calculating tongue weight you have to go with everything that is in the hitch receiver. In this case it would be the bike rack and bikes as well. However, the use of an extension will reduce the tongue weight capacity of the hitch by 50 percent. The combined weight of the bike rack and bikes cannot exceed half the tongue weight capacity as indicated on the trailer hitch. If you will be under the reduced capacity then you can use extension # RP11006. If you will be over the capacity then
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