Trailer Hitch Extender for Use with a Tow Dolly
Updated 08/30/2017 | Published 08/29/2017
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Question:
Can extenders be used to pull a car dolly w/car
asked by: Galen
Expert Reply:
We do have extenders that you can use to tow a trailer or tow dolly but many extenders are designed for flat towing a vehicle with 4 wheels on the ground and not for use with a tow dolly.
Brophy extender # HE12 is rated for 3,500 pounds gross trailer weight and 350 pounds tongue weight but none that can be used to tow a trailer are rated as high as the Blue Ox extension.
The other option is to use a longer ball mount than what you have now in order to get more space between the tow vehicle and the vehicle on the dolly. Another benefit of a long ball mount is that it does not reduce the tongue weight capacity of the trailer hitch by half like an extension will. Ball mount # BM20 for example measures 13-1/4 inches from the center of the hitch pin hole to the center of the ball hole. It is rated for 1000/10,000 pounds. I have included a link to all of the longest ball mounts we have for 2-inch trailer hitches.
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Hitch Extender For 2" Trailer Hitch Receiver 14" Long
- Hitch Adapters
- Hitch Extender
- Bike Racks
- Cargo Carriers
- Hitch Mounted Accessories
- Trailers
- 14 Inch Extension
- Fits 2 Inch Hitch
- 3500 lbs
- Brophy
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