featherlite 3110 coupler height?
01-23-2008, 01:38 AM
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featherlite 3110 coupler height?
anyone have a featherlite 3110 trailer and know or can measure for me what the coupler height is?
http://www.etrailer.com/faq_ballmount.aspx
http://www.etrailer.com/faq_ballmount.aspx
01-23-2008, 10:14 AM
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What ballmount you get depends some what on the vehicle you are towing with. On my Ridgeline I have the ballmount in position "B" in the link you gave. The top of my ballmount is 19-1/4" making the top of the ball 22-1/2". The rise or drop is 4" on my ballmount.
Note: I am tow the same 3110 featherlite you are talking about.
Note: I am tow the same 3110 featherlite you are talking about.
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01-23-2008, 10:36 AM
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Mouse, that link's fine if your gonna tow a lightweight trailer. The rise/drop will depend on what you're towing with. And the tongue weight will make quite a difference (how you have the trailer loaded and the position of the car on/in the trailer). I've seen a 2-3 inch difference between loaded and full on an enclosed.
Do you have the trailer already? Open/Enclosed?
Do you have the trailer already? Open/Enclosed?
01-23-2008, 10:42 AM
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you need to keep the tow vehicle and trailer level when loaded then measure the drop or rise you need to offset the difference.
01-23-2008, 11:40 AM
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Buy the adjustable hitch so you can get it exactly right. When you get the trailer try to get it as level as you can, they take as good a guess on the hitch as you can and hook up the trailer. Drive the car onto the trailer and take a level and see if its level. If not unhook and readjust until you get it as close as possible. Then what I have done is take a piece of electricians tape and mark the center line of the cars front wheels so you have a reference point. Try to get some wheel stops and install them. Buy a spare tire and put it in your truck, you never know when you need one.
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01-23-2008, 12:45 PM
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I use an adjustable, weight distribution hitch. My 05 Yukon worked perfectly, then when I got my new 07' Yukon XL, they raised the stupid coupler up about 4" from the previous generation, so I had to get a new Trunnion.
bottom line, I would borrow something to get started, then measure high much higher/lower you need to get it level, then buy the right thing. It's really hard to get it perfect without all parts in hand.
bottom line, I would borrow something to get started, then measure high much higher/lower you need to get it level, then buy the right thing. It's really hard to get it perfect without all parts in hand.
