Extend your trailer hitch receiver opening so that your can clear your spare tire when using your hitch-mounted bike rack or so that your trailer won't hit a rear-mounted propane tank when you make sharp turns. Powder coated steel resists rust.
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Note: Not for use with a weight distribution system. The limiting factor is the capacity of your hitch. Using an extender will reduce your hitch's overall capacity by 50 percent.
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Average Customer Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (115 Customer Reviews)
Extend your trailer hitch receiver opening so that your can clear your spare tire when using your hitch-mounted bike rack or so that your trailer won't hit a rear-mounted propane tank when you make sharp turns. Powder coated steel resists rust.
I needed the hitch extender because I added a 9'6" camper on to my truck and I pull my jeep trailer with truck. I trussed the extender back to frame.
This works perfectly for my application which was to tow a trailer with my tailgate down. Does lower your towing capacity by a fair amount, but for trailers with low tongue weights this isn’t a big deal.
The hitch extension worked perfect. The only one that was 18" pin to pin which was exacty what I needed to make this combo work. Dual hitch to start. Top whole a luggage rack to haul coolers and the bottom for the bike rack. Thanks etrailer.
Bought some tail light lenses for my fishing boat trailer good price came quickly Great service put a bike rack also easy to put together takes minutes to put on and takeoff rack $200 cheaper than my neighbor same bike rack then I bought a ball hitch extension 18 inch to keep my wrangler that we Toby hind the motorhome from hitting the back bumper when I make a sharp turn I’m sure that should take care of the problem everything I bought from the trailer our quality products quality service and everything they ship always comes on time personally I think etrailer rocks
Works 100% as advertised. I use it to extend my bike rack past my new rear mounted spare. I’ve put in thousands of highway miles and some off road with bikes. Zero problems.
Legit....carries my 600lbs enduro... no problem!
The extender is fine, although I had to do a work around. The female end of the extender is not deep enough The 5/8 inch holes of the tow bar will not line up with the 5/8 inch holes of the extender. I must use the 1/2 inch hole of the extender. And you only gave me 5/8 inch pins. The 1/2 inch I own is not long enough to go all the way through the extender. The work around was to buy a 1/2 x 4 inch bolt and nut. Not ideal, but it works.
This extension worked great to allow me to fit my bike rack (4 bikes) between my SUV and pop-up camper. Without it, the propane tank, battery and tongue crank were in the way and prevented me from getting the bikes on the rack. It's rock solid, trailer tows the same as with no extention.
Quality, fits well, exactly what I needed! This extends the reach of my hitch on a Yamaha golf cart, under a rear-facing seat. I added an E-trailer step to make it easy for people to step onto the rear platform.
Order/communication/shipping was awesome. Ordered Sunday night and got an email from a rep saying it was received. An hour later another email from another rep said it was in stock and would ship shortly. Shipping email came that same night, and product arrived in 3 days as expected. Product is very solid, just as spec'd and fits my need perfectly. Only negative is it is doesn't have safety chain hooks which will have to be welded on.
Worked great, long enough to use with my truck bed camper on my truck.
Received HE18 receiver extension on the date promised by etrailer (actually a few hours earlier than scheduled). Installation was a breeze and the extension is a quality product. Also contacted etrailer, via email, for advice on some related additional products I may wish to purchase ... the response was quick and clearly written. Good service, good product.
I needed to extend my hitch because I had jet skis in the back of my truck bed and still pulled a three seat jet ski behind. Products are working great!
Needed a hitch extension for Gator 825I this piece fit perfectly not a cheap add on 5stars definitely
Delbert - 12/14/2018This 18" hitch extension was exactly what I needed to be able to open my rear Jeep door while pulling my raft trailer. Very high quality product at a fair price!
Just what I needed!
Exactly what I needed for towing my jet ski. The extra length makes it much easier to back up, as before the ski trailer was very prone to jackknife.
This hitch extension saved me from having to buy another trailer for my boat. I’m so glad that I found your website in order to buy one. If I would have went to a welding shop to get one made. It would have cost me a fortune. Thanks once again.
Excellent quality - not a scratch on it when received. The welds appear to be very good. Delivered very quickly. Didn't rate it excellent only because it lacks rings near the end for safety chains. On the other hand, one extension I found had rings (2 sets of rings - one for vehicle to extension, another from extension to trailer), but it cost nearly $200, and had the same weight rating as this one. As received, the safety chains have to be very long, but for the difference in price, (64 vs 200) I could have rings welded on if needed..
Hitch extender moves the bike rack back far enough so that the van doors will open without interference.
I think the best thing to say about my purchase is I was helped by one of the customer service people who was terrific and very patient with me. I was not rushed to make a decision and it was like speaking with a friend. I knew what I was talking about and what I needed, and so did she. It really was like having a beer with a friend. She said you must be careful with how much weight the bumper will hold, how much you can pull, and how much strength you will lose with using this extension. She was very helpful and said your plan certainly seems like it will work. We are buying more and more items on line and doing that with e-trailer makes it easy. We are just normal RV people, but when we buy something, like most people, we don't want an argument, we don't want issues, we just want our stuff as smoothly as possible and move on. e- trailer will do that for you. What they promise you will happen, it's not even a second thought when you buy something.
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