The center of the hitch ball should be at 16.5" above the ground for level towing. A half inch one way or the other is insignificant.
Jerry J
---- jockv <candj@schat.com> wrote:
> The Center of the Hitch Ball is 18.5 inches above the ground--I thought that was the correct height??
>
> --- In tabtrailers@yahoogroups.com, "Carol Kelley" <clkelley564@...> wrote:
> >
> > Have you checked the "rise" on your hitch bar?? If your T@B is riding level
> > on your tow vehicle then dragging on a slope really should not be a problem.
> >
> >
> >
> > Carol
> >
> > MOUSE-KE-T@B
> >
> > 2007 ClamShell #2741
> >
> > www.mouseketab.blogspot.com\ Updated 08/28/2010
> >
> >
> >
> > From: tabtrailers@yahoogroups.com [mailto:tabtrailers@yahoogroups.com] On
> > Behalf Of jockv
> > Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2010 10:07 AM
> > To: tabtrailers@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [tabtrailers] Re: Pneumatic Jockey Wheel ...
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi Amy, We had our JW dragging on our uphill concrete driveway (even with it
> > correctly bungeed up in place), the slope was just too steep. So we replaced
> > it with 2 Fulton Jacks (One on each side). This does not give us a pneumatic
> > wheel for maneuvering single handed, but it solves the problem of hitting
> > the ground on a slope (since they swing up to the side) and we never have to
> > worry about the JW falling off on set-up. Actually, one Fulton Jack would
> > support the T@B, but 2 gives us symmetry and extra backup. Its easy to level
> > front to back as we just crank the handle. cindy
> >
> > --- In tabtrailers@yahoogroups.com <mailto:tabtrailers%40yahoogroups.com> ,
> > "Sleepless" <amylturnbull@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Just curious--does anyone (else) have a problem with the jockey wheel
> > dragging? Not only have I bent the rim, but I have worn it down
> > substantially while trying to position Tawanda up and down sloped driveways.
> > Think I'll go to Walmart and get some new wheels! As for the rim, I'll just
> > live with it for now.
> > >
> > > Amy
> >
>
>
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