2017 f250 towing 1996 34ft excella

[Marvindog]

Hi first time posting.
I have a 2017 F250 6.7 . I have just bought a 1996 34ft excella which I have to pick up and tow 1300 miles home! The airstream has a Hensley Arrow with a 4” drop hitch. With the trailer sitting level the bottom of the receiver is 15” off the ground
The bottom of the receiver on the truck is 21” off the ground. If I bought a Hensley arrow hitch with an 8” drop there would still be a 2” difference in height between the truck and the trailer. How will this affect the Henley Arrow and the the towing and handling of the truck. Also I am thinking that the airstream would not sit level? Can this be adjusted?
If you have read this far I hope I did not confuse you all.
I hope someone may be able to give me a little direction.
Thanks for reading.

[johnrobison]

When you connect the truck and trailer the truck will drop a few inches, and having the trailer a few inches high in front won't matter much for the ride home, in my experience. You can see how it tows and perfect it later.

The geometry of the Hensley anti sway hitch should not be affected by the slight angle

We use 250 and 350 trucks at my work to pull car trailers in that size range and this seems like a non issues based on that experience

[Marvindog]

I did read a couple of other post on the subject and that seamed to be the consensus. But thank you so much for responding to my post.

[A W Warn]

Towing a 34' level is extremely important. More so than a two axle trailer.
It is possible to overload the rear axle if tongue is high. It is possible to damage the trailer when/if the rear drags. It doesn't take much grade change to drag the rear of a 34.

Pro Pride makes an adjustable ball mount that works on a Hensey..

[A W Warn]

I used the wrong term, it's not a ball mount. This>

https://store.propridehitch.com/prop...-2-5-receiver/

[SetterX]

The 2017 F250 sits higher than earlier models. Most companies, Hensley, Equalizer, etc., don't have the correct hitch bar off the shelf to match the length and drop you need.
I ended up getting a Curt Mfg hitch bar to be able to level out both the truck and 28' Flying Cloud. In addition I had to be able to open my tailgate to let our 4 Setters relieve themselves without unhitching!
I didn't want a set up that was unsafe so I drove to combo to "The Hitch Man" www.thehitchmaninc.com 70 miles from my house to have it done professionally... It was the best $150 we ever spent! They had a perfectly flat and finished concrete floor with levels and lasers and a 6 foot torque wrench. They did all the measurements, installation of my hardware according to the hitch company's recommendations. This is their business, don't trust your safety to a guy with an impact wrench on a gravel parking lot.
We now have over 10,000 miles on our trailer. No bunny hopping, no sway, level truck and trailer.

[DewTheDew]

Originally Posted by SetterX

The 2017 F250 sits higher than earlier models. Most companies, Hensley, Equalizer, etc., don't have the correct hitch bar off the shelf to match the length and drop you need.
I ended up getting a Curt Mfg hitch bar to be able to level out both the truck and 28' Flying Cloud. In addition I had to be able to open my tailgate to let our 4 Setters relieve themselves without unhitching!
I didn't want a set up that was unsafe so I drove to combo to "The Hitch Man" www.thehitchmaninc.com 70 miles from my house to have it done professionally... It was the best $150 we ever spent! They had a perfectly flat and finished concrete floor with levels and lasers and a 6 foot torque wrench. They did all the measurements, installation of my hardware according to the hitch company's recommendations. This is their business, don't trust your safety to a guy with an impact wrench on a gravel parking lot.
We now have over 10,000 miles on our trailer. No bunny hopping, no sway, level truck and trailer.

I purchased a drop bar from Equalizer that works when I moved from an F150 to a 2019 F250. Just FYI.