I suspect that you are right.... that a hitch (vehicle-side) extension would
aggravate the backing up angles..... and a tongue extension on the trailer
would mitigate the same angles. Thanks for the clarification...regards,
RichG
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"Tom" wrote in message
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On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 18:25:04 GMT, "RichG"
wrote:

In my experience, added length made backing up MUCH easier. It's the
little
12 foot boat trailer that is most difficult. Watch an 18 wheeler back up
versus a small boat. RichG

A longer trailer is much easier to back but it seems a hitch extension
(as opposed to a trailer extension) would exaggerate the tongue swing
making it easier to overcompensate. The only one I ever made was only
about a foot long and didn't make any appreciable difference but it
seems if you reach out several feet it could cause it to handle
differently.