Trailer Tongue

[coonrebel]

I was wondering if a 2 x 2 tubing like what they use for stop sign poles with the holes spaced every inch would be strong enough for the center tongue if attaching it from the second crossmember thru the front coupler mount and going out about a foot more.

[Jiminsav]

nope..it will crack at the holes.

[Dale M.]

NOT a real good choice....

I would rather see a piece of 3x3 inch by .125 wall steel tubing as a tongue...

Dale

[doug hodder]

They use the unistrut type material on stop signs for a reason...it bends easily and is cheap to replace...also the holes in it allow DOT to bolt in a new piece into the socket in the ground...Doug

[Kevin A]

I was wondering if a 2 x 2 tubing like what they use for stop sign poles with the holes spaced every inch would be strong enough for the center tongue if attaching it from the second crossmember thru the front coupler mount and going out about a foot more.

You might be able to pull it off if you fasten the stop sign to the underside of your trailer where it isn't visible. One added advantage would be the extra ballast the block of concrete will provide to offset the weight of all the cast iron in your galley, gotta keep that tongue weight at the proper amount.

Just razzin ya, although your post did give the impression that some community was about to be minus one stop sign
I'll have to agree with everyone else, you'd be much better off using something more suitable for the tongue material on your frame.