- Location
- Atlanta, GA
Is there enough clearance for the ski with the back wheel on the jeep? Looking at purchasing a jeep and curious. I have a hitch hauler from rad dudes.
Jeep + Hitch Hauler
- Thread starter imabadfish
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makejetskiinggreatagain
Brandon
Just pulled this from their site: "They are built long so they are set back off the truck to clear a spare tire on a jeep or the tail gate down on a truck. " Im not sure if that would still be the case if your jeep has some monster tires on it but I would imagine they would be good for most jeeps.
- Location
- Atlanta, GA
Thanks didn't think to check the site. I know it doesn't clear my tail gate on my truck though.
makejetskiinggreatagain
Brandon
Ya, I would definitely be a little worried. Maybe you can take the hitch hauler with you when you buy the jeep?
- Location
- detroit MI
wrangler im assuming? depends on the hitch really. some are under the jeep. the ones mounted to aftermarket bumpers the whole hitch sits 5-6" behind the jeep so adds more clearance.
- Location
- Atlanta, GA
Yeah a wrangler. The plan is flat towing a jeep with a hitch hauler and my ski behind an RV. Didnt think about the bumper.
I used the hitch hauler right on the rv before and it didn't hit the ladder.
I just Ned to measure it out. I dont want to take my HH to dealers. Its heavy.
I used the hitch hauler right on the rv before and it didn't hit the ladder.
I just Ned to measure it out. I dont want to take my HH to dealers. Its heavy.
- Location
- Jackson MI
Here's one i made for my jeep, i want to say i made my tube a little longer to clear my tire. I had a custom rear tire rack though.
- Location
- Edmonton, AB
How heavy is the ski? A lot of jeeps only have a class III hitch and most of them are only rated for 300 to 400lbs of tongue wieght, plus the added length creates a lot of leverage
- Location
- Edmonton, AB
It has nothing to do with your suspension, it has to do with how it mounts to your frame. I sure as hell wouldnt use a class III with only two bolts per side holding it to the frame. Class IV hitch I have no problem with
makejetskiinggreatagain
Brandon
my class 3 is rated for 500lbs max tongue weight. How much tongue weight is increased by extending the load out lets say a foot? Just curious if there is an equation or something to figure that out.
- Location
- Jackson MI
I was worried about this as well so i went ahead and reinforced my hitch when i built my mount.
- Location
- Atlanta, GA
Good Info from actual jeep owners. Thanks guys!
- Location
- detroit MI
need one for my cherokee.... make life so much easier when on solo trips
jeremy chambon
Need more power
- Location
- rockford MI
I put my sj on my hitch hauled on the back of my tj. With the four inch lift and bigger tire it wondered bad. Idk if you are getting a tj or jk. Just wouldn't recommend long trips.
http://www.harborfreight.com/12-in-hitch-extender-69882.html You could always get one of these if it doesnt fit. This is how I made my trailer work with my Wranglers spare tire.
calculating the amount of weight you can hang out back is relative to the distance the "lever is out from the tip of the reciever. Assuming that most ppl put in basic drop down/straight out hitches I think the center/top of the ball is only 8=10" out from the lip of the receiver. Using that as your 1.0 ratio now if your center of the mount is 20" out and your original tongue weight was 500lbs now in theory your max is 1/2 of that. 30" out and its 1/3" of that and so on. Thats the most basic way to do it based on your ski being a point mass in the middle which isnt out of the question as an assumption.
Granted I bet the hitches are designed with a safety factor of atleast 4 which is why no one normally has a problem. 4x the strength actually needed. so you figure the center of your ski is out 3x farther than the std ball location. 500/3= 166lbs but safety factor(SF) of 4 now your limit is over 650lbs. Granted anything over the reccomended limit is a risk since manufacturing imperfections can lower that real world factor quickly.
Granted I bet the hitches are designed with a safety factor of atleast 4 which is why no one normally has a problem. 4x the strength actually needed. so you figure the center of your ski is out 3x farther than the std ball location. 500/3= 166lbs but safety factor(SF) of 4 now your limit is over 650lbs. Granted anything over the reccomended limit is a risk since manufacturing imperfections can lower that real world factor quickly.
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