Re: Technical Discussion, suspension travel, reply #18
Thread was working it's way off topic so felt it more appropriate to post our findings here.
We towed the trailer over the road with a more or less straight hitch to keep the trailer somewhat level. On arrival we changed to a spare dropped hitch/ball mounted inverted and the ball on top, backed the tow truck onto an 18" 2x10 under each rear tire and were able to jack the front of the trailer much higher. Reduced the need to carry at least 4 extra 6' planks and some short blocking to go with them.
With an extra 2 by under each wheel and a higher inverted hitch to be made from some scrap steel we think we can get by with just the regular trailer ramps. Now it's time to try and get the winch working again..........
Have seen others back the tow rig up onto some ramps to get the height. Also have seen some jack blocks made up from several pieces of wood screwed together, attached handle, and steel plate with retainer circle on top to gain height and reduce the need to hand crank the jack so much.
Hope these ideas we have borrowed from others can help someone else.
Take care,
Ed