Trailer height at hitch

[blackler]

Driving 1000km this weekend to pick up a 2008 speedster 150. Does anyone know roughly what the hitch height is? Wanna make sure my receiver has the appropriate drop.

Thanks

 

[LouDoo]

Hi, and welcome to the SeaDoo forum.

I just went out and measured mine, the top of the ball is 20", not sure what's standard.

Lou

 

[bigJake]

Hi, and welcome to the SeaDoo forum.

I just went out and measured mine, the top of the ball is 20", not sure what's standard.

Lou

you must have been kneeling down Lou:lols:

 

[LouDoo]

Jake, you do remember I lost my shins back in WWII, the medics sewed my feet to my knees.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8ro16Sps4Q

Lou

 

[Dr Honda]

Realistically... all you can do is call the guy you are buying it from, and ask. Every trailer I own is at a different height. But personally... on a ski trailer... it's not that critical.

OR... show up with a 2" and a 4" drop. I'm sure one of them will be fine. (unless you have a lifted truck)

 

[Seadoobuddy]

Driving 1000km this weekend to pick up a 2008 speedster 150. Does anyone know roughly what the hitch height is? Wanna make sure my receiver has the appropriate drop.

Thanks

I think he means the height of the new trailer. Every truck/car will have a different hitch height. I believe you want to keep the trailer as level as possible. A little tilt upwards shouldn't matter much. But I don't think you want the trailer tongue titling downwards as the would throw off the correct tongue weigh proportion.
That may mean using a drop down hitch connector if you have a "higher" truck.

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I don't think the comment about losing legs or arms was appropriate esp since the Boston tragedy.
To any service person in the military thank you for your service.

 

[LouDoo]

SDB, lighten up, it was a joke, from Cotton, King of the Hill, did you even bother to watch video? How old do you think I am?

Thank you for your comment about the military, I served in the First Air Cav.

Lou

 

[Spimothy Leary]

a phone call is best, but worst case, just go to home depot and buy the 2" and 3 1/2" drop/lift hitches, and return the one(s) you don't use...
oddly enough I found a couple of nice hitch's with balls on CL, was about to go to HD and buy a 2" drop and decided what the hell, and checked CL, for $20 I got a 2" and a 3 1/2" both with balls for $15, (and I saved about a gallon of gas too) guy was about a mile from my house and had sold his boat. so now in my rear storage I have 3 different drop's,,, with different sized balls, so i'm ready for any trailer that comes my way.

 

[Spimothy Leary]

SDB, lighten up, it was a joke, from Cotton, King of the Hill, did you even bother to watch video? How old do you think I am?

Thank you for your comment about the military, I served in the First Air Cav.

Lou

agree... the whole dam world needs to lighten up on the whole PC issue about 180 degrees !

bad things happen to people every day, nothing you can really do about it.

and thx for your service as well, I would have made a terrible soldier. but i have several members of my extended family that served and I appreciate it !