PSG-1
Well-known member
Exactly. You got it.
That internal sleeve should fit reasonably tight, as Draw tite trailer hitches use 2 inch tube, with a sleeve that fits inside. I think the wall thickness of the draw tite is about 1/4"...most likely, your trailer tongue is either 1/8 or 3/16"
And when you cut the tube, cut off any part that looks questionable, so you're butting 2 good pieces of material back together.
One other thing, take a coat hanger, a fish tape, or a long section of cable or rod, and secure your trailer wires to this with some tape, then shove the wires back in the tube beyond where you will be cutting. This keeps you from cutting or melting a wire. Once you get it all put back together, simply pull the wires back out the front of the tongue.
If you're bolting it together, and you REALLY want to make sure it's strong, use the internal, as well as the external sleeve, and bolt through all of it. The rest of the trailer will come apart before this connection ever does.
That internal sleeve should fit reasonably tight, as Draw tite trailer hitches use 2 inch tube, with a sleeve that fits inside. I think the wall thickness of the draw tite is about 1/4"...most likely, your trailer tongue is either 1/8 or 3/16"
And when you cut the tube, cut off any part that looks questionable, so you're butting 2 good pieces of material back together.
One other thing, take a coat hanger, a fish tape, or a long section of cable or rod, and secure your trailer wires to this with some tape, then shove the wires back in the tube beyond where you will be cutting. This keeps you from cutting or melting a wire. Once you get it all put back together, simply pull the wires back out the front of the tongue.
If you're bolting it together, and you REALLY want to make sure it's strong, use the internal, as well as the external sleeve, and bolt through all of it. The rest of the trailer will come apart before this connection ever does.