Hey guys who have trailers, what's approx. height of your hitch?

TIA!

 

Open Trailex, if I remember correctly, is about 19 in.. My enclosed Pace is 21 in.

 

Thanks Chuck.

 

My new 24ft Enclosed is about 18". Still working on level it out as that measurement was taken on not perfectly level ground.

 

closed 22' ATC = 21"

 

FF- The Trailex diagram indicates heights on the hitch and rear beam to clarify relative height when level. So while it may indicate 19" for the hitch, what's probably more important is that it should be no more than 1" higher than the rear beam. Also, trailer load and tire pressures impact overall height, so measuring front and rear on a level surface will ensure you have the hitch set correctly and your trailer is level.

If you don't have a diagram, you may want to use a level on your unloaded trailer and then level it off using your fifth wheel. You can then measure points at the front and rear to determine how it should ride once loaded.

 

Petu,

We're in Colorado until mid-August, but I'll check the height on my Trailex when I get back to Florida. The key variables you'll want to watch are your trailer tongue weight and the overall weight distribution of the loaded trailer.

All the best from 9,600 ft. Dan

 

Thank everyone!

And Dan, I envy you for spending the summer in Colorado, enjoy!

 

Petu,

Hope all is well with you. Trailex recommends between 19-21" to the top of the ball. Obviously this will change with the distribution of weight on the trailer, but when correctly weighted is should be in that range.

-Skip

 

Thanks Skip,

That's the range I'm shooting for. My truck is little high (slight lift & 37" tires) so I need to lower the hitch a bit...