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03-08-2008, 02:55 PM

At the Denver RV show today the Car Show had both a factory swing hitch and their own variant for comparison, and the Car Show's version is what allowed us to buy a 3124KB. It solves a couple of issues - it's another foot further back, so it shortens the length by another foot or two over the factory's, and it also has hinge pins on both sides so that you can swing it or totally remove it as you desire. This lets a 3124 fit into any of our garage bays.

Additionally, the propane tanks are moved forward of the hinge enough to have space behind the tanks, and we're having them add an expanded steel shelf in that trapezoidal space underneath the frame (so as to leave clearance for a WD hitch). I'm not yet sure what we'll put there, but it seems like a no-brainer given the space. I'm guessing all of this will be heavy on the tongue, but with a more capable vehicle and a WD hitch all of that shouldn't be a problem.

03-08-2008, 02:55 PM	#5
markandanne Guest Posts: n/a	The Car Show's Swing Hitch At the Denver RV show today the Car Show had both a factory swing hitch and their own variant for comparison, and the Car Show's version is what allowed us to buy a 3124KB. It solves a couple of issues - it's another foot further back, so it shortens the length by another foot or two over the factory's, and it also has hinge pins on both sides so that you can swing it or totally remove it as you desire. This lets a 3124 fit into any of our garage bays. Additionally, the propane tanks are moved forward of the hinge enough to have space behind the tanks, and we're having them add an expanded steel shelf in that trapezoidal space underneath the frame (so as to leave clearance for a WD hitch). I'm not yet sure what we'll put there, but it seems like a no-brainer given the space. I'm guessing all of this will be heavy on the tongue, but with a more capable vehicle and a WD hitch all of that shouldn't be a problem.