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Originally Posted by CaptRon
Also Thanks for the tool (tongue) box idea. I did the same to mine now I'm thinking about a lift kit to get a bit more ground clearance especially for my load distributing hitch. It hangs kind of low; not to mention the drain plumbing.
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You reminbded me that I wanted to go back and make an addendum to that post on the tongue box...I did that now. We had to move the L brackets for the WDH to very close to the minimum recommended distance from the hitch. After towing a bit we agreed that we could both feel the difference in handling and ride, so we decided to come up with a solution that allowed us to use the box but get the brackets further back to their original position. My DH built a little deck for it with cutouts over the brackets and it works great.
We haven't had any clearance issues with the trailer itself (I believe the dual axles sit slightly higher, though)...but we did have the challenge of draining tanks with the sewer outlet being so low to the ground. Rather than go the lift kit route, we got a Flojet macerator pump...not cheap, but so slick and less yuck factor than the big stinky slinky (plus no juggling the slinky to get it to empty anymore! Yuck!) We tapped into the 12v in the refrigerator access section, so connection is close and convenient. I'll have to take some pics and post on our blog on that one of these days.