Recommended Trailer Tongue Size for use with Channel Tongue Trailer Coupler # CT-3001-Z

Updated 05/10/2017 | Published 05/08/2017

Question:

Hey Ive got a light duty trailer thats been jack knifed and needs a new tongue. What type of steel do I buy to mount this coupler on? The current one is just some kind of light weight, stamped metal-ish product. I see that c channel steel comes in 2inch width with 1inch legs. Is that enough leg demension to attach this coupler to? Do I need to buy square tube? Yes, it is a straight tongue trailer.

asked by: Nate

Helpful Expert Reply:

Channel Tongue Trailer Coupler # CT-3001-Z requires a 2 inch wide tongue but I recommend a boxed tongue and not C-channel so there is more support where it counts. Steel tubing at least 1/8 of an inch of wall thickness will do the trick. The length can be pretty much whatever you want but the longer the tongue the lower the tongue weight capacity will be.

expert reply by: Michael H