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11-29-2014, 05:45 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Mesa, Arizona
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Fitting TM in Carport
Forum Members, Looking for some comments here. I am planning to purchase a TM 2720QS next year, but I've run into a small problem. I did a test fit on Tuesday to see if the TM would fit in my covered Carport, it does fit, except as you can see in the picture how steep the apron is, and the bottom of the holder for the Horizontal Tanks catches on the top of the apron.
My idea is to; 1) get a step hitch and switch out the WDH when needed so I can raise the TM 2 or 3 inches when I store the TM in the Carport.
Number; 2) put a Dolly Wheel on the tongue adjustment post, and let it adjust the tongue height as I'm backing the trailer in.
If I can't fix the problem and I have to store it somewhere else. I'll I have to do that and then I might as well look into getting the new TM RISE.
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11-29-2014, 07:06 PM
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TrailManor Master
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Orlando
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Pavers ? Air lifts for the TV ?
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11-29-2014, 07:14 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Mesa, Arizona
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TM in Carport
Padgett, Park Management won't allow it, we live in a retirement park, and you can't modify without permission and they won't give it.
That's what the Riser hitch would accomplish, isn't it the same thing as air lifts?
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11-29-2014, 07:22 PM
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TrailManor Master
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: NE Ohio
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Riser hitch would work for the placement then switch back for your tow set up.
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11-29-2014, 07:34 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Mesa, Arizona
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TM in Carport
TrailmanorMan, that's what I was thinking also.
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11-29-2014, 08:57 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: The mountains of Scottsdale, AZ, and the beaches of Maine
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I have the same problem when backing my boat trailer into the boathouse at the end of the season. My solution was to go to WalMart, buy a solid hitch with a 3" drop, and a 2" ball to go with it. About $16 total investment. When it comes time to back the trailer in, just insert the hitch into the tow vehicle's receiver upside down, so it has a 3" rise, and reverse the ball. No need to tighten the nut more than hand-tight. Works like a charm.
If a 3" rise is too much, causing the rear bumper to scrape as you start up the ramp, try something smaller. You probably don't need more than an inch or two of rise.
I think this is what Trailmanorman suggested, too.
Bill
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11-29-2014, 09:10 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Mesa, Arizona
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TM IN Carport
Bill, TrailManorMan, and others,
thanks, for the confirmation of what I was thinking.
My TV will be a 2015 Honda Ridgeline and the tow package comes with a Tow Bar and a 2" Ball. So I won't have to spend anything extra. Thanks again.
Kerry
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11-30-2014, 07:49 AM
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TrailManor Master
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Orlando
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Pavers do not need to be permanent, could just set two or four 18x18x2s on the driveway to raise the back end of the TV for a short distance. 1x12 or 2x12 boards could do the same thing and are easy to bevel cut on the ends plus are lighter than pavers.
Keep behind the TM when not using. Just thinking of ways that you would not need to stop, unhitch, crank the TM up a few inches more, change the receiver bar, & rehitch just to back into the carport & need to do the same thing when leaving.
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11-30-2014, 11:45 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Mesa, Arizona
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TM in Carport
Padgett, Thanks for the suggestion, my Ridgeline will be coming with a Hitch and a 2" Ball, when I order my TM it will have a powered hitch, so cranking and cranking won't be a problem.
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11-30-2014, 05:55 PM
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TrailManor Master
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Somerset, OH
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My TM the stabilizer were touching the drive when the tires were in the gutter. I added a raise kit.
My 31' TT the rear bumper would drag. I stacked 2x6 boards about 4-5' long making a ramp from the gutter while the trailer tires where 4-5' from the apron of the drive. It raised the trailer enough to clear. Before the TV tires reached the 2x6's I would stop and pull boards aside.
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