If you install a box like that, would you have enough clearance for turns?
I wanted to do that also, btu realized that it would limit my ability to make sharp turns.
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Trailer tongue tool boxes
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Are boxes designed for tongues where there's only a triangle, and not enough room to put a rectangular box?
Anyone make custom sizes?
Steve
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Like these:
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See the picture link I just posted. Tongue plenty long.
Steve
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The distance between the centerline of the coupler and front of the box needs to be 1/2 the width of the vehicle (plus a safety factor of a few inches). Usually not enough room on a utility trailer, car haulers often have enough if you move the car back a few inches. Since the box tends to collect all sorts of heavy things, the CG works out ok. Another trick is to put a vertical tire rack on the tongue that is even closer than the math above. You can't do 90 degree turns but 60 to 70 degrees is fairly easy.
All this supposes that you have a receiver hitch where the hitch ball sticks out beh> >> Are boxes designed for tongues where there's only a triangle, and not enough
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Yep. Now to find one that will fit.
Steve
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"RoyJ" wrote
Receiver under the rear, and a 13" extension puts it out there where it catches just about every knee that comes within range.
Steve
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That's what locks are for. Nah. I'm not that inconsiderate, and besides, I'm the one that usually runs into it. Locks or no, I take it off when I'm not using it so I DON'T run into it.
Steve