Recent content by romad

Thank you, that information will be of great help. I'll look at aluminum carriers to keep the load down.

Thanks, Shawn, that makes it more clear. I'm actually considering one of those hitch cargo carrier platforms so I should be good using the 350 lbs tongue weight rating.

Could you clarify the physics for me, please? The 8" dimension is a horizontal one while I believe the 32" dimension is vertical.

Interesting. My install instructions for the Bosal tow bar on my VW Jetta Wagon gives a max tongue weight of 75 kg or 165 lbs and a trailer weight of 1600 kg or 3520 lbs for the same type of connection to the tow bar. Of course the weight of the swan neck is probably less than the combined...

Thanks for the suggestions, I'll have to look at what Curt & QuickProducts carry. It looks like for me the distance between the hitch pin and the back end of the receiver is the most important dimension, then I'll have to see what the rise is on my swan neck ball. IIRC the top of the ball is...

No, here are the rules and trailers aren't listed. Weigh Stations

The Bosal removable hitch on the Tesla X is similar to the Bosal hitch VW used in Europe except that the ball is 50mm (2") on a swan neck. I was able to source one of the 2" Adapters for the Tesla X and will use it with my Bosal tow bar on my VW Jetta, but I have a question regarding the ball...

I hope you were able to get what you needed, but just in case have you seen this on eBay?