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Re: Underestimating the Trailer

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Originally Posted by GaryVoshol View Post
More than that - you've got to have a big enough gap in your rear bumper so that the trailer tongue doesn't hit the edge side of your bumper.
According to some "back of a napkin" math we performed, the 7" is an adequate bumper gap if you are in the "wide" formation and have the remainder of the 38" covered in bumpers.

The trailer/bot bumpers should contact before the trailer tongue touches.
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