I have a stock hunter tandem axle trailer for my H26. When extending/retracting the toungue, it binds something fierce. It does not seem to be bent at all, and seats well when retracted. Is it adviseable to lube it and, if so, with what. I'd like to stay as environmentally friendly as possible.
Trailer tongue lube
- Thread starter Dave D 94 H26
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soap
Try using liquid dish soap. That way you won't get grease stains on your clothes, and its water soluble.
Try using liquid dish soap. That way you won't get grease stains on your clothes, and its water soluble.
Winch
Dave, Make sure you have released the tension on the winch. I had the same problem for several month until I realized that when the winch is under tension it creates a bow in the tongue which makes it bind. Since then the tongue slides in and out by hand. There is plenty of clearance (normaly) between the outer tube and the inner tube, therefore there should not be any binding. I am afraid that any kind of lube will make a mess once the tongue is extended.
Dave, Make sure you have released the tension on the winch. I had the same problem for several month until I realized that when the winch is under tension it creates a bow in the tongue which makes it bind. Since then the tongue slides in and out by hand. There is plenty of clearance (normaly) between the outer tube and the inner tube, therefore there should not be any binding. I am afraid that any kind of lube will make a mess once the tongue is extended.
help with trailer
I have a 240 and have had similar problems. In fact I am on my second trailer. The on the road technician for Magic Tilt told me I was supposed to disconnect the car when pulling the extension out or putting it back in place. How inconvenient! I chock the trailer tire, pull the pin and drive until it goes thud. When I come back from the lake just reverse the process. The trouble I was having was the socket where the bar was supposed to rest appeared to welded too high. I finally cut it off with a sawzall, eliminating the problem.
I have a 240 and have had similar problems. In fact I am on my second trailer. The on the road technician for Magic Tilt told me I was supposed to disconnect the car when pulling the extension out or putting it back in place. How inconvenient! I chock the trailer tire, pull the pin and drive until it goes thud. When I come back from the lake just reverse the process. The trouble I was having was the socket where the bar was supposed to rest appeared to welded too high. I finally cut it off with a sawzall, eliminating the problem.
thanks
Hey, thanks guys! I think I'll try th winch first, the dish soap second, and the sawz-all last. Or maybe I'll save time and just do all of 'em ;-)
Hey, thanks guys! I think I'll try th winch first, the dish soap second, and the sawz-all last. Or maybe I'll save time and just do all of 'em ;-)
Sawzall
I hope I'm never following Bart down the road while he is pulling his boat on the trailer. The part that he removed with his sawzall was put there for a reason. That being to help stiffen the trailer tounge when is is retracted. The reason it wouldn't match up is because when hitched to the vehicle with the boat on the trailer the weight bends the tounge. Thats why they recommend you unhitch from your vehicle when moving the tounge in or out. Rather than unhitch we use a car jack to level things out, retract the tounge, and drive away. Maybe next he will try to lighten his load by drilling the frame full of holes. garyg
I hope I'm never following Bart down the road while he is pulling his boat on the trailer. The part that he removed with his sawzall was put there for a reason. That being to help stiffen the trailer tounge when is is retracted. The reason it wouldn't match up is because when hitched to the vehicle with the boat on the trailer the weight bends the tounge. Thats why they recommend you unhitch from your vehicle when moving the tounge in or out. Rather than unhitch we use a car jack to level things out, retract the tounge, and drive away. Maybe next he will try to lighten his load by drilling the frame full of holes. garyg
Well put Gary! 
I have to replace my tongue because when I bought my boat the tounge was bent and wouldn't slide into into the hole even with the trailer unhitched. I am going to try a thicker walled square tube than the current one if it will fit. Maybe 1/4 in. wall
I have to replace my tongue because when I bought my boat the tounge was bent and wouldn't slide into into the hole even with the trailer unhitched. I am going to try a thicker walled square tube than the current one if it will fit. Maybe 1/4 in. wall
Release the winch!! 1ST
We fought with our extension for months, had the socket modified etc. BUT the only problem was that the tension on the winch caused the tongue to bow and it was too low to go in the socket.. Just releasing the tension solved the problem. Try that first.
We fought with our extension for months, had the socket modified etc. BUT the only problem was that the tension on the winch caused the tongue to bow and it was too low to go in the socket.. Just releasing the tension solved the problem. Try that first.
It's easy -
Back when I had my H260. The procedure was to chock the trailer wheels, use the trailer jack up/down to take the load off of the tongue then slowly drive forward or backward to extend the tongue. I never had to unhitch from the truck. You might want to look at this modification I made to mine. The wires and brake line were being chafed by the pin in the tongue and this is how I fixed it. Jim S/V Java
Back when I had my H260. The procedure was to chock the trailer wheels, use the trailer jack up/down to take the load off of the tongue then slowly drive forward or backward to extend the tongue. I never had to unhitch from the truck. You might want to look at this modification I made to mine. The wires and brake line were being chafed by the pin in the tongue and this is how I fixed it. Jim S/V Java
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