Road smith pulling a trailer

[bikerbillone]

Another RS question, not having much luck......Anyone on the forum pulling a trailer with a nerf bar nerf bar attached?

Trying to determine if I will need an extension of the draw bar to clear the nerf bar with the ball and hitch.

 

[Lucky]

I do not have a picture which would probably help,but I do not need one on mine. 08 wing/13roadsmith. Hope this helps.

 

[bikerbillone]

That's good news, can you tell me specifically what set up you have? Draw bar, trlr, any specific information you can provide. Thanks

 

[lgjhn]

I have the nerf bar bumper on my 06 wing/'13 Roadsmith and I pull an 2013 Aluma XLT. I use a drawbar that is 9-3/4" from the pin hole to the ball hole. This puts the ball out there just beyond the nerf bumper bar and works really well. For this particular trailer, I also needed a 2-3/4" drop to get it level. That measurement will vary with different trailer models. That particular drawbar was Draw-Tite model 3592 on etailer.com.

 

[bikerbillone]

Thanks ldjhn, very good information. Went to etrailer.com, could not find draw bar 3592, sent them an e-mail for help.

 

[lgjhn]

If you type 3592 into that site's search box, about 40 products come up, but it's the only draw bar in that whole bunch.
You can figure the amount of drop, or rise, that's needed by measuring the distance to level ground from the top of your trike's receiver, probably around 12.5" or so. And then measure that same distance from the bottom of the trailer tongue to level ground when the trailer is perfectly level. Subtract the two measurements to get the difference. That will be the drop, or rise, that is needed in the bar to keep the trailer somewhat level. In my case, it was roughly a 2-3/4" drop.

 

[bikerbillone]

Perfect, found the draw bar, and the info helps a lot. Thanks for taking the time.