extendables

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  1. Aug 29, 2014 #1
    281ric

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    do all extendables, stretch in 5' increments?
    I thought I saw one on truckpaper that would stretch out every foot , was that custom?
     
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  3. Aug 29, 2014 #2
    passingthru69

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    Depends on how they were ordered when built..
     
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    Cummins_444

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    5 foot is pretty much standard. But just cut out what ever hole you want.
     
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  5. Aug 29, 2014 #4
    barroll

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    I saw a video ad for one that was for sale, and it stretched a foot at a time. Looked like it'd hardly been used for a 10 year old trailer.
     
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  7. Aug 29, 2014 #5
    281ric

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    barroll, I think you and I saw the same one. mine stretches every 5' and it would be nice to have that option
     
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    Jumbo

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    Our had the holes either on 18" or 24" centers.
     
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    leftlanetruckin

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    Ours are at 18" IIRC.
    5' would be a nightmare on a DD or step. No need to add another 3 or 4 feet to the length and have to get escorts etc.

    Martin
     
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  10. Aug 29, 2014 #8
    281ric

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    Dumb question but would the integrity if the trailer be compromised if I do that ?
     
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  11. Aug 30, 2014 #9
    Cummins_444

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    No you won’t hurt the trailer. You aren’t drilling or welding on the rail flanges. You are drilling out a new hole for the pin to fit in. You will have to weld a small plate to where you are drilling a hole through the frame.
     
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  12. Aug 31, 2014 #10
    Old Man

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    It cost more to order with more holes. I have added several extra stops on my DD, you have to cut a hole on both sides of the beam and weld in a piece of square tubing. I have friends that have holes every foot.
     
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