I've got a cargo conversion. 14 ft. Aluminum. Don't know the weight but it's not too heavy. Thing is the distance from the hitch to the trailer is about 10" too short. When I turn sharply the end of my bumper will hit about 10" back on the side of the V nose of the trailer. If the hitch were a little longer it wouldn't be able to hit. Yes, I have a dent in the diamond plate of the trailer when I turned sharply while backing into a campsite.
Here's a crude drawing of my dillema.
I called the company that made the trailer and they said that they couldn't extend the trailer tongue (aluminum) and have structural integrity. They suggested I extend the hitch which would help I guess.
Right now my hitch extends about 6" If I got a 10-12 inch extension for my hitch to extend the ball out away from the back of the truck would it be structurally sound and not put too much weight on the towing package of my truck? I've got a Ford F-150 with towing package so it's not just a bumper ball but a trailer hitch.
I'm wondering if anyone knows about this stuff and having about 15" of extension on the truck would be a mistake or not. I'm thinking the mechanical advantage of the ball out that far with weight pushing down on it might break something. Everywhere I look that has extensions seem to talk about using them to extend for things like bike racks even though they are rated for 5000 or 6000 pounds.
Thanks