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.
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Channel Tongue Trailer Coupler - Trigger Latch - Zinc - 2" Ball - Bolt On - 3,500 lbs
- Straight Tongue Trailer Coupler
- Standard Coupler
- 2 Inch Ball Coupler
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- 3500 lbs GTW
- 2 Inch Channel
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