Extending tongue on M101CDN?

[MoGas]

hey hey ....lets see a pic of that nice looking blue car next to your trailer. Is that an old school mustang ?

X2 The blue one looks like a 69-70 Grande, I also see a 66 GT? in the background.

[IZZYDUSIT]

You sharpeye snoopers!!
yes, all kind of goodys- I should post them in the "expo member garages" thread, mine is a 8 bay where I make my living-boring.. lets not hijack..lol

[Redline]

On difficult trails surely an extended tongue is a negative, increasing the wheelbase of the trailer. But for most uses, including most off-highway, a moderate extension won't cause a problem and will have some advantages.

After adding my rear bumper with swing-a-way tire carrier I couldn't open the rear hatch on my 4Runner because the tire carrier wouldn't clear the front of the Chaser. I had a 22-in. extension made at a local trailer shop. It was 'just' long enough to clear on level ground when the combination was perfectly straight. In practice during a recent trip I needed a couple more inches. I sold the extension and just had a 26-in. stinger/extension made which should give me the clearance I need for my tire carrier. The extension can always be removed the the trailer hitched-up close.

Like others have noted, the increase wheelbase is nice for towing stability and makes reversing much easier.

What's the deal with extended tongues anyhow? It would seem like the trailer would be more likely to get hung up with a longer distance between the tow vehicles rear wheels and the trailer wheels.

[ntsqd]

Some pictures of how the TrailBlazer trailer in my driveway was rebuilt to have an extendable drawbar are in this post.