On Sat, 22 Jun 2013 01:22:37 -0400, wrote:

On Fri, 21 Jun 2013 16:17:12 -0400, John H
wrote:

I found out my pontoon boat trails a lot better if the bow is pitched
down. I think it gives me more down force and sticks it to the road
better (basically increasing tongue load) without actually increasing
the weight.
It tows straight at interstate speeds.

Did you ever think of putting one of these on the ass end of that pontoon boat?

http://www.carid.com/images/pages/sp...lers-wings.jpg

That big box that goes all the way across the stern probably has a
similar effect.

Put it on top of that box. 'Twould be most cool!

John H.
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Hope you're having a great day!

True North wrote:
On Friday, 21 June 2013 12:16:18 UTC-3, John H wrote:
On Fri, 21 Jun 2013 07:58:27 -0700 (PDT), True North wrote:



Well, here it is, my new rig... well the boat is a year old this month and the Highlander is almost 3 months old.
I have it on a fairly level spot to measure how level the trailer is with a 2" drop receiver.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ps59c5dd8b.jpg
D'oh... I need to reverse the draw bar so the hitch is 3/4 inches high.
I'm struggling with that because I don't have a 1 & 9/16" or 1 & 5/8ths wrench to hold the ball steady while I remove the big 1.5" nut and it's locking washer.
I tried my water pump pliers with duct take over the jaws to protect the chrome but it's too slippery.
Guess I'm off to Princess Auto to buy a big cheap Chinese adjustable wrench.


Trailer looks pretty level to me. Am I missing something?



John H.

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Hope you're having a great day!
Here's a photo with my torpedo level sitting on the trailer frame.
Bubble is in the lest marked space.
They do say that it's better to have the trailer slightly down and tongue heavy rather than up too high.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...psb53853ba.jpg
It's not the position of the trailer as much as the weight
distribution. The boat can be moved forward if necessary and maybe
backward if the transom is supported. Is Laura your wife?

On 6/21/2013 11:16 AM, John H wrote:
On Fri, 21 Jun 2013 07:58:27 -0700 (PDT), True North wrote:

Well, here it is, my new rig... well the boat is a year old this month and the Highlander is almost 3 months old.

I have it on a fairly level spot to measure how level the trailer is with a 2" drop receiver.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ps59c5dd8b.jpg

D'oh... I need to reverse the draw bar so the hitch is 3/4 inches high.
I'm struggling with that because I don't have a 1 & 9/16" or 1 & 5/8ths wrench to hold the ball steady while I remove the big 1.5" nut and it's locking washer.

I tried my water pump pliers with duct take over the jaws to protect the chrome but it's too slippery.

Guess I'm off to Princess Auto to buy a big cheap Chinese adjustable wrench.

Trailer looks pretty level to me. Am I missing something?

John H.

It might be American level but it's probably not Canadian level. ;-)

In article ,
says...

Well, here it is, my new rig... well the boat is a year old this month and the Highlander is almost 3 months old.

I have it on a fairly level spot to measure how level the trailer is with a 2" drop receiver.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ps59c5dd8b.jpg

D'oh... I need to reverse the draw bar so the hitch is 3/4 inches high.
I'm struggling with that because I don't have a 1 & 9/16" or 1 & 5/8ths wrench to hold the ball steady while I remove the big 1.5" nut and it's locking washer.

I tried my water pump pliers with duct take over the jaws to protect the chrome but it's too slippery.

Guess I'm off to Princess Auto to buy a big cheap Chinese adjustable wrench.

Thought y'all in the great white north used Metric?

"True North" wrote in message
...

Well, here it is, my new rig... well the boat is a year old this month and
the Highlander is almost 3 months old.

I have it on a fairly level spot to measure how level the trailer is with a
2" drop receiver.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ps59c5dd8b.jpg

D'oh... I need to reverse the draw bar so the hitch is 3/4 inches high.
I'm struggling with that because I don't have a 1 & 9/16" or 1 & 5/8ths
wrench to hold the ball steady while I remove the big 1.5" nut and it's
locking washer.

I tried my water pump pliers with duct take over the jaws to protect the
chrome but it's too slippery.

Guess I'm off to Princess Auto to buy a big cheap Chinese adjustable wrench.


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Why buy cheap wrench? Use a pipe wrench and good for pipes later. As to
the ball, get one of these types and forget about greasy pants.
http://www.etrailer.com/Balls/Andersen/AM3662.html

In article ,
says...

"True North" wrote in message
...

Well, here it is, my new rig... well the boat is a year old this month and
the Highlander is almost 3 months old.

I have it on a fairly level spot to measure how level the trailer is with a
2" drop receiver.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ps59c5dd8b.jpg

D'oh... I need to reverse the draw bar so the hitch is 3/4 inches high.
I'm struggling with that because I don't have a 1 & 9/16" or 1 & 5/8ths
wrench to hold the ball steady while I remove the big 1.5" nut and it's
locking washer.

I tried my water pump pliers with duct take over the jaws to protect the
chrome but it's too slippery.

Guess I'm off to Princess Auto to buy a big cheap Chinese adjustable wrench.


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Why buy cheap wrench? Use a pipe wrench and good for pipes later. As to
the ball, get one of these types and forget about greasy pants.
http://www.etrailer.com/Balls/Andersen/AM3662.html

Wonder how long that nylon will last?

"iBoaterer" wrote in message
...

In article ,
says...

"True North" wrote in message
...

Well, here it is, my new rig... well the boat is a year old this month and
the Highlander is almost 3 months old.

I have it on a fairly level spot to measure how level the trailer is with
a
2" drop receiver.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ps59c5dd8b.jpg

D'oh... I need to reverse the draw bar so the hitch is 3/4 inches high.
I'm struggling with that because I don't have a 1 & 9/16" or 1 & 5/8ths
wrench to hold the ball steady while I remove the big 1.5" nut and it's
locking washer.

I tried my water pump pliers with duct take over the jaws to protect the
chrome but it's too slippery.

Guess I'm off to Princess Auto to buy a big cheap Chinese adjustable
wrench.


------------------

Why buy cheap wrench? Use a pipe wrench and good for pipes later. As to
the ball, get one of these types and forget about greasy pants.
http://www.etrailer.com/Balls/Andersen/AM3662.html

Wonder how long that nylon will last?


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I have had one on my hitch for probably 6 years. Only bad spots are nicks
where I backed in to the coupler as it was too low. I have towed thousands
of miles with the ball. 4400# rig. I tow to Vancouver Island every couple
years and that is about 1200 miles to Tofino or Telegraph Cove. Wife is
happy that we do not get grease on the clothes when the trailer in unhitched
and ball is still installed.

On Friday, 21 June 2013 20:40:48 UTC-3, Califbill wrote:
"iBoaterer" wrote in message

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In article ,

says...



"True North" wrote in message

...



Well, here it is, my new rig... well the boat is a year old this month and

the Highlander is almost 3 months old.



I have it on a fairly level spot to measure how level the trailer is with

a

2" drop receiver.



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ps59c5dd8b.jpg



D'oh... I need to reverse the draw bar so the hitch is 3/4 inches high.

I'm struggling with that because I don't have a 1 & 9/16" or 1 & 5/8ths

wrench to hold the ball steady while I remove the big 1.5" nut and it's

locking washer.



I tried my water pump pliers with duct take over the jaws to protect the

chrome but it's too slippery.



Guess I'm off to Princess Auto to buy a big cheap Chinese adjustable

wrench.





------------------



Why buy cheap wrench? Use a pipe wrench and good for pipes later. As to

the ball, get one of these types and forget about greasy pants.

http://www.etrailer.com/Balls/Andersen/AM3662.html



Wonder how long that nylon will last?





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I have had one on my hitch for probably 6 years. Only bad spots are nicks

where I backed in to the coupler as it was too low. I have towed thousands

of miles with the ball. 4400# rig. I tow to Vancouver Island every couple

years and that is about 1200 miles to Tofino or Telegraph Cove. Wife is

happy that we do not get grease on the clothes when the trailer in unhitched

and ball is still installed.

I don't recall seeing that style ball up here.
Is it available in the 2" size?

On 6/21/2013 8:13 PM, True North wrote:
On Friday, 21 June 2013 20:40:48 UTC-3, Califbill wrote:
"iBoaterer" wrote in message

...



In article ,

says...



"True North" wrote in message

...



Well, here it is, my new rig... well the boat is a year old this month and

the Highlander is almost 3 months old.



I have it on a fairly level spot to measure how level the trailer is with

a

2" drop receiver.



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ps59c5dd8b.jpg



D'oh... I need to reverse the draw bar so the hitch is 3/4 inches high.

I'm struggling with that because I don't have a 1 & 9/16" or 1 & 5/8ths

wrench to hold the ball steady while I remove the big 1.5" nut and it's

locking washer.



I tried my water pump pliers with duct take over the jaws to protect the

chrome but it's too slippery.



Guess I'm off to Princess Auto to buy a big cheap Chinese adjustable

wrench.





------------------



Why buy cheap wrench? Use a pipe wrench and good for pipes later. As to

the ball, get one of these types and forget about greasy pants.

http://www.etrailer.com/Balls/Andersen/AM3662.html



Wonder how long that nylon will last?





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I have had one on my hitch for probably 6 years. Only bad spots are nicks

where I backed in to the coupler as it was too low. I have towed thousands

of miles with the ball. 4400# rig. I tow to Vancouver Island every couple

years and that is about 1200 miles to Tofino or Telegraph Cove. Wife is

happy that we do not get grease on the clothes when the trailer in unhitched

and ball is still installed.

I don't recall seeing that style ball up here.
Is it available in the 2" size?

I see you parked your boat in front of the house that's you alledge
isn't yours, again.

"True North" wrote in message
...
On Friday, 21 June 2013 20:40:48 UTC-3, Califbill wrote:
"iBoaterer" wrote in message

...



In article ,

says...



"True North" wrote in message

...



Well, here it is, my new rig... well the boat is a year old this month
and

the Highlander is almost 3 months old.



I have it on a fairly level spot to measure how level the trailer is
with

a

2" drop receiver.



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ps59c5dd8b.jpg



D'oh... I need to reverse the draw bar so the hitch is 3/4 inches high.

I'm struggling with that because I don't have a 1 & 9/16" or 1 & 5/8ths

wrench to hold the ball steady while I remove the big 1.5" nut and it's

locking washer.



I tried my water pump pliers with duct take over the jaws to protect
the

chrome but it's too slippery.



Guess I'm off to Princess Auto to buy a big cheap Chinese adjustable

wrench.





------------------



Why buy cheap wrench? Use a pipe wrench and good for pipes later. As
to

the ball, get one of these types and forget about greasy pants.

http://www.etrailer.com/Balls/Andersen/AM3662.html



Wonder how long that nylon will last?





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I have had one on my hitch for probably 6 years. Only bad spots are
nicks

where I backed in to the coupler as it was too low. I have towed
thousands

of miles with the ball. 4400# rig. I tow to Vancouver Island every
couple

years and that is about 1200 miles to Tofino or Telegraph Cove. Wife is

happy that we do not get grease on the clothes when the trailer in
unhitched

and ball is still installed.

I don't recall seeing that style ball up here.
Is it available in the 2" size?

Is what I use.