Drawbar Length (Offroad Camper Trailer)

Thanks very much Bruce. Your measurements are much appreciated !!!!

Not sure if you want this info from me as well?

!50 x 50 Box section.
Stops just in front of suspension mount(Independent Susp.)

Thank Heaps Bruce. Think i might go the same size !!

Hi Bruce & Ann, thank you very much for your measurement. Just out of curiosity do you know approx what size RHS or C section your drawbar is ?

Thanks Again
Dan

Hi Dan, well check that out in the morning and get back to you.
chees bruce

Dan it is 75mm x 50mm RHS and is a full lenght chassis.
Cheers Bruce

Thanks Bruce, mine is 75 x 50 as well... I think i will run mine full length as well. Not really any harder than running diagonally from before the wheels, just an extra length of steel...
Thanks Again
Dan

Hi Shaker,well believe it or not my drawbar from the front of the trailer only measures 1 metre to the centre of the cup for the ball. On top of that it is welded from the front of the trailer. It doesn't travel underneath the trailer whatsoever, I bought the trailer from a builder a while ago and it needed a few repairs, so to keep the story as short as i can, i lenghtened the trailer to 8 x 4, rather than 7 x 4 and turned it into an off- road trail bike trailer. But i came off my bike in Dec and crushed my wrist ( 3 operations later and another in 2 weeks time). So the only way for me to ever get my $ worth of use out of it is i want to deck it out for as a camper trailer, but i am thinking of running the rails under the complete trailer rather than diagonally in front of the wheels.
It will give me a job in exercising my wrist i spose, but with already owning a few cars, boat, and another campertrailer ( on road, that i will get rid of ),down sizing to the basics makes more sense ( too many regos!!! )

Thanks to all that replied

Dan

OK, good idea, mine goes all the way to the rear of the trailer, it is actually part of a complete chassis. It is a Track Desert Eagle, same chassis as a T-Van, if you would like, I can measure it up for you.

Thankx Shaker, that'd be excellent !!!
Thanks Heaps...

1450mm from the front of the trailer to the coupling pin, & 2350 from the axle line to the coupling pin, the second measurement is close but not exact to the mm, as mine doesn't have a full width axle, it has the Track MC2 suspension.

I don't understand why so many camper trailer manufacturers fit such long drawbars, it only makes them hard to manouvre in the bush & they also drag over the culvert humps.

Thanks Shaker, i was thinking of maybe going 1800. I agree with going too long. I think by the time i throw a box & a stone deflector on, then i got a little bit of room to play with if i decide to throw the spare there or not. I've got a fair bit of height to play with as my mate that owns a spring shop pressed the springs a bit higher to suit my GU patrol which had a 3 inch lift done( went from 3 in to 9 in on the patrol between tyre and wheel arch ) at the same time.

Thanks very much for all your help,,, much appreciated

Dan

Mine has 3 jerrycans, spare wheel & stone guard.