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07-13-2013, 09:18 PM
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Rivet Master
2017 30' Classic
Anna Maria
, Florida
Join Date: Jul 2013
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Have you thought about moving?
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07-13-2013, 09:53 PM
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2013 30' Classic
Greenwood
, Mississippi
Join Date: Oct 2012
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Simply removing the weight bars will drop the tongue. You could stop in a parking lot a couple,of blocks from home and take off the weight bars...
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07-13-2013, 09:58 PM
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4 Rivet Member
1988 32' Excella
Bonita
, California
Join Date: Dec 2006
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Quote:
Originally Posted by m.hony
Simply removing the weight bars will drop the tongue. You could stop in a parking lot a couple,of blocks from home and take off the weight bars...
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The O.P does this.
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07-14-2013, 02:22 PM
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1973 31' Sovereign
Portland
, Oregon
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 1,255
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lucky2
Have you thought about moving?
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We may eventually do that but not between now and the next time we want to take the Airstream out on the road. We head out for a 4 day weekend adventure with two of our granddaughters this next Friday.
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07-14-2013, 02:26 PM
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1973 31' Sovereign
Portland
, Oregon
Join Date: May 2004
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Quote:
Originally Posted by m.hony
Simply removing the weight bars will drop the tongue. You could stop in a parking lot a couple,of blocks from home and take off the weight bars...
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I have already been doing that but the tongue does not drop enough as I indicated in the earlier part of this thread. I am taking the trailer out this coming Friday and coming back on Monday. I should have some results to report back with the use of the new hitch ball mount that I documented having purchased.
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07-28-2013, 05:06 PM
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1973 31' Sovereign
Portland
, Oregon
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 1,255
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The lower ball mount worked well enough...
The new lower ball mount hitch that I bought for temporary use when leaving and returning to our driveway did the trick well enough. The back of the Airstream is raised up enough to clear the driveway when pulling out and the roadway when pulling in. The only thing that drags now is the bottom end of the hitch ball itself just below the big nut that holds it on. I think I can live with that. It did take extra time to swap out between the two hitch assemblies but with a little practice my wife and I should be able to speed up that process.
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07-31-2013, 11:22 PM
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1999 34' Excella
Currently Looking...
Hillsboro
, Texas
Join Date: Feb 2013
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Sweet. Glad to hear of a workable solution!
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08-10-2013, 06:45 AM
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4 Rivet Member
2008 25' Safari FB SE
Medina
, Ohio
Join Date: May 2011
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Hello Experts!
I have a similar situation at my house - in order to camp by my lake, I have a short, concrete-changing-to-gravel hill to go down to get the camper next to the lake and back up the hill to get it back out and on the driveway.
I've been considering having a receiver put on the front end of my Lincoln Navigator to 'push' the trailer around. I would need a dropped hitch bar as well.....I never considered that the bolt from the ball would hit.....I've also been considering the rollers.
I think the ramps are a great idea! I might try that but woe to me if the trailer would stray from the ramp and fall off while I was backing it. I think I would have more control pushing it.
Any thoughts?
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08-10-2013, 08:59 AM
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Rivet Master
1962 28' Ambassador
1961 19' Globetrotter
1962 26' Overlander
Mesa
, Arizona
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 5,996
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Ball in Front
Funny that you mention that. I am reading the Wally Byam book and he talks about having a ball to the front and how much easier it is to tow caravaners out of a tight spot or help them park. Some good ideas don't need to change.
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