Hitch Extender For 2" Trailer Hitch Receiver 18"

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• Longest Available 2-Inch Hitch Extensions for Use with Truck Bed Camper
  
• For a 2-inch hitch the longest hitch extensions we offer are the 60-inch # TLE1560 and 48-inch # TLE1548, both from TorkLift. However, these only work along with a TorkLift brand SuperHitch dual-receiver type hitch that has the strength and included safety chains to handle the extra stress from the trailer load being further from the hitch. To use one of these you will need to also install a SuperHitch. The longest standard 2-inch hitch extension that will work in any hitch is 18-inches,...
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• Easy to Load Bike Rack for 2 Electric Bikes
  
• No problem, you just need the right bike rack so you won't have to lift your heavy bikes onto or off of the rack! For that there is one option but it is a fantastic option. It is the Thule EasyFold # TH903202. It comes with ramps so you just have to roll the bikes on or off. It has a capacity of 65 pound per bike so it can handle your 48 pound electric bikes with ease! This is by far the best bike rack for your needs. It is also the only one with ramps like this. I included a picture showing...
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• Recommended Hitch Extension For Additional Trailer Clearance Behind Truck
  
• Adding any extension to your trailer hitch will reduce the towing capacity by 50 percent. For example, if your trailer hitch has a towing capacity of 3,500-lbs, and then you use an extension, the capacity of the hitch is reduced to 1,750-lbs. If your trailer can be towed with an extension I recommend part # HE18. This extender is designed for a 2-inch receiver opening and extends the hitch by 18-inches. This extension can not be used if you have a weight distribution system installed. For...
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• Do Hitch Extenders Work Without Capacity Reduction When Flat Towing
  
• For flat towing purposes the capacity of the hitch does not get reduced that same since the 4 wheels being on the ground prevents vertical tongue weight from being put on the hitch. We sell high-low adapters that work in a similar way and they do not reduce towing capacities either. If you need 18 inches of extension the part # HE18 that you referenced would work well for this.
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• Hitch Extender For Adding Enough Space Between Trailer and SUV to Open Rear Hatch
  
• You can do that if you wish, but be aware that using an extension lowers the capacity of the hitch by 50 percent. The further the load gets extended away from the hitch, the more leverage is applied. This leverage can damage the hitch or cause it or its attachment points to the vehicle to fail. If you can get by with the reduced capacity, I'd recommend the 12 inch # MT70024, the 14 inch # C45795 or the 18 inch # HE18. An extra long ball mount might be a good alternative. If you click...
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• Using a Hitch Extender with a Thule Hitch Mounted Bike Rack Ski Carrier Adapter
  
• The adapter you are inquiring about attaches to the bike rack not the ski adapter. The ski adapter, part # TH9033, attaches to Thule bike racks. If you have a Thule bike rack, it will work with adapter # HE18. However, you do need to keep in mind your limitations when using the adapter. Using a hitch adapter will reduce your trailer hitch tongue capacity by 50. So if your trailer hitch is rated for 350 pounds of vertical load, you will only be able to load 175 pounds on the hitch. You will...
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• Cargo Carrier and Bike Rack for a Truck With Truck Bed Camper
  
• I have a solution for you, but unfortunately, there's not an exact item for what you are looking for. Prior to purchasing a hitch extender, I recommend measuring your clearance. You'll simply measure from the center of the hitch pin hole on your hitch to the furthest point in a straight line away from the hitch. Any extender you use will need to cover at least this distance to be useable. If you are at exactly 18 inches, then I recommend the Tow Ready Hitch Extender for 2 inch Hitches,...
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• Raised Receiver Needed to Raise a Thule Bike Rack To Safely Carry Bikes
  
• Yes, we do have a solution for your Thule hitch mounted bike rack. We have 3 different parts you could use to raise your bike rack to safely carry your bikes. The Curt Dual 2 Inch Receiver, item # D-192, or the Curt Multipurpose Ball Mount with 2" Receiver for Bike Racks and Cargo Carriers, # D210, would both be good choices, depending on the style you like.
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• Why Does Use of Hitch Adapter/Extender Reduce Hitch Tongue Weight and Trailer Weight Ratings
  
• Any type of hitch adapter or extender will have the unavoidable side-effect of causing a loss of about half of your hitch's rated capacity, both its tongue weight (TW) and it's gross towing weight (GTW). Hidden Hitch extender # HE18 and Curt Hitch Extender # C45791 both cause a loss of capacity because they change the geometry of the hitch set-up. The added length of the adapter will allow greater leverage to be applied to the hitch tube by the attached trailer or accessory; this is what...
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• Using Two 18 Inch # HE18 Hitch Extenders to Launch and Retrieve Sailboat
  
• The answer to your question will depend a lot on how much the tongue weight of the boat/trailer is. Using more than one extender is not something we recommend, because using one will lower the tongue weight capacity of the hitch by half. Adding another extender will bring the tongue load out to 3 feet rearward of the point where the first extender pins into the receiver, and at that point there would be an unknown amount of leverage applied to your hitch, and I couldn't say what the...
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• Standup Paddleboard Carrier for a 2006 Hummer H2 with Factory Roof Rack
  
• For your 2006 Hummer H2 with factory roof rack you can use the Thule SUP Shuttle, # TH811XT, to carry your standup paddleboard. I have included a link to a video review for you. This carrier has a 2 board maximum capacity and is rated for 110 pounds. It will accept a paddleboard up to 34 inches wide. You could also use the Yakima SUPDawg, # Y04075, which can also hold up to 2 boards and has a 66 pound capacity. But, it can hold boards up to 36 inches wide. I have included a link to...
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• Recommended Trailer Hitch With Extension For 1997 Ford F-250 With Camper And Boat Trailer
  
• Yes. The TorkLift SuperHitch is the only brand that accepts the custom fram mounted camper tie downs. For your 1997 Ford F-250, the hitch receiver you would need is the TorkLift SuperHitch Original Trailer Hitch Receiver - Custom Fit - Class V - Dual 2" Receivers # TLF1000. You would not need to modify your exhaust or move your spare, you would only need to temporarily move for installation. The only 21 inch extension that will not reduce a hitch capacity by 50% is the TorkLift SuperTruss...
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• Is a 2-Inch Hitch Extender Available in 18-Inch Length
  
• We do offer an extender for 2-inch hitches that is 18-inches in length, part # HE18 from Hidden Hitch. This offers 18-inches between the hitch pin holes to provide better clearance when making sharp turns while towing. Please note this extender cannot be used with a weight distribution system and it will reduce your hitch's capacity by 50-percent as a result of the changed geometry at the hitch.
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• Need 2-Inch Hitch Extender With Hollow Shank for Use with # 63232 Anti-Rattle Receiver Lock
  
• We do offer several 2-inch hitch extenders that have a hollow shank to allow use of an anti-rattle hitch lock such as the Lets Go Aero # 63232. These are available in various lengths. Do please note that whenever any extender is used it will reduce your hitch capacity by 50 percent. For example, we offer the Brophy 7-Inch Extender for 2-inch hitch receivers, part # HE06. We also offer an 18-inch extender from Hidden Hitch, part # HE18. If you need a dual receiver extension we offer...
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• Does Extending Tongue of Tongue Affect Tongue Weight Capacity of Trailer Hitch
  
• You are correct, if you were to extend the length of your trailer tongue it would not lower the capacity of the tongue weight of your hitch. If anything the hitch has more leverage over the tongue weight now like you mentioned so the opposite would almost be true. In reality if you were to measure the tongue weight before and after extending the tongue out on a trailer it should be a lower number. That being said the # HE18 has a 3,500 lb overall capacity and a 350 lb tongue weight capacity.
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• Using Hitch Extender to Increase Turning Radius of V-Nose Trailer Towed Behind RV
  
• The first thing you'll want to do is confirm the tongue weight of your trailer. I'll link you to an FAQ article that explains how to do this. You CAN use an extender, see link, but keep in mind an extender will lower the tongue weight capacity of your hitch by 50 percent. The tongue weight capacity represents the maximum amount of downward force that can safely be exerted on your hitch. If the trailer tongue weight is less than half the tongue weight capacity of the hitch, you can use...
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• Advisability On Using Extensions With a Tow Bar
  
• Although it would seem like an ideal way to carry the items you wish to carry, I spoke with my contact at Roadmaster and they told me that they strongly advise against adding additional extenders to the hitch. Adding the reducer on your receiver does not reduce the towing capacity, but the double receiver does. Normally, adding extensions to your receiver reduces the towing capacity by 50%. Adding an additional extension would certainly reduce the towing capacity by another 50%. With that...
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• Will Hitch Extender # HE18 Allow Camper to be Towed with Tailgate Down
  
• The Roadmaster High-Low Hitch Adapter, part # RM-048-2, is intended for leveling a tow-bar when flat towing a vehicle behind a motor home. It cannot be used to tow a camper. You might be able to use part # HE18, which is a hitch extender. This item adds 18 inches to the length of the receiver but also cuts in half its tongue weight capacity. You will need to make sure that the combined weight load of what you intend to place in your vehicle plus the weight of your towed camper does not...
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• Will the 18 Inch Hitch Extender Part # HE18 Clear the Tailgate of a 2009 Dodge Ram 1500 Series
  
• The hitch extender you referenced, part # HE18 will extend your receiver by 18 inches when measured from the center of the hitch pin hole in the receiver to the pin hole in the extender. When the 18 inch length of the extender is added to the length of the ball mount, you will probably find that you have enough distance to clear your tailgate unless the tongue of the pop-up is really short. The downside of using an extender is the fact that placing the tongue weight load of the camper...
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• Thickness and Suitablity of the Combo Bar 24 inch with 2 inch Trailer Hitch Receiver
  
• Dimensions for the Combo Bar 24" with 2" Trailer Hitch Receiver, part number 80924, are as follows. The wall thickness of the square tube is 1/4 inch and the tube is 2-1/2 inch square. From the center of the hitch pin hole to rear of the bar the measurement is 21-3/4 inches and from the center of the hitch pin hole to the front of the added collar is 2-1/2 inches. This item is designed as a fabrication part for a receiver hitch not as a extension. What you are trying to do is understandable...
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• Hitch Extender for 2-1/2-Inch Hitch That Converts Opening to 2-Inches
  
• We do offer hitch extenders/adapters that will fit into a 2-1/2-inch hitch and reduce the receiver opening size down to a 2-inch size but none of these is 18-inches long. There is another way to go that might work for your application. You could use a hitch reducer sleeve # 58102 in your 2-1/2-inch hitch to drop it down to the 2-inch size, and then simply use 18-inch hitch extender # C45796 or # HE18, both of which are rated for 3500-lbs. Do note that use of any hitch adapter/extender...
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• Maximum Length Hitch Extender for 2014 Toyota Tundra for Towing 1971 Aristocrat Trailer
  
• The 18 inch extension, part # HE18 is as far as you can safely go with a 2 inch receiver. Using an extension of any type reduces the tongue weight capacity (maximum amount of downward force that can be safely applied to the hitch) by 50 percent. The further away from the receiver you place the load, the greater the amount of leverage that is applied to the hitch. If the leverage becomes too much, the receiver tube can bend or the hitch connection points to the vehicle can fail. There...
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• Recommend 1-1/4 Hitch Extender For Thule T2 # TH917XTR To Clear Rear Bumper When Folded Up
  
• For a 1-1/4 inch hitch extender, we have the Brophy Hitch Extender, part # HES6. This will extend the receiver by 6 inches. However, when using a hitch extender you will reduce the tongue weight capacity of your hitch in half. So if you have a Class I hitch which has a tongue weight capacity of 200 lbs, you would be limited to carrying 100 lbs. This includes the weight of the Thule T2 Classic # TH9045, which is about 50 pounds, plus the weight of your bicycles. You will want to check...
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