For those towing with a Honda Ridgeline

LauraRey
LauraRey Member Posts: 338
in Trailer & Towing
If you tow with your Honda Ridgeline, what receiver do you have?  I'm having trouble finding one that will be at 16 in.  I can get 15 or 17.5.
Red and White, 2017 Max S being towed by a 2014 Honda Ridgeline.  Hello Mountains!
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  • Nomad
    Nomad Member Posts: 7,209
    You can get adjustable ones - I use this one on my Jeep...


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  • hymie
    hymie Member Posts: 150
    What drops are you using now to get 15 & 17.5?
    Worst case - adjustable hitch ($64 at Canadian Tire) and have it welded at the sweet spot!
    James & Jacquie     Almonte, Ontario
    2016 Jeep Cherokee & 2017 T@B Outback
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  • LauraRey
    LauraRey Member Posts: 338
    hymie said:
    What drops are you using now to get 15 & 17.5?
    Worst case - adjustable hitch ($64 at Canadian Tire) and have it welded at the sweet spot!
    I'll check when I go out later today.  I'm thinking that the trailer place (not McKenzies who sold me the t@b) isn't being particularly helpful. I may run by Princess Auto after measuring the Honda and doing the math.  (Our local CT won't have them unfortunately.  Its really small.)

    Red and White, 2017 Max S being towed by a 2014 Honda Ridgeline.  Hello Mountains!
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  • LauraRey
    LauraRey Member Posts: 338
    PXLated said:
    You can get adjustable ones - I use this one on my Jeep...


    Thank you PXLated.  This may be the solution I use as well.

    Red and White, 2017 Max S being towed by a 2014 Honda Ridgeline.  Hello Mountains!
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  • hymie
    hymie Member Posts: 150
    edited March 2017
    Princess auto will have them as well. Sorry to hear about the dealer- I had to have a "chat" with the general manager there yesterday as our salesperson has a habit of not responding to emails. Very annoying... Told them I would no longer deal with that person in future.
    James & Jacquie     Almonte, Ontario
    2016 Jeep Cherokee & 2017 T@B Outback
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  • hymie
    hymie Member Posts: 150
    The problem with adjustable hitches (as PXL has pointed out in other threads) is that they are noisey. I will be using mine to get it home and then buy/adapt a permanent one and save the adjustable for other trailers. Btw Walmart also has a good selection of hitches. YMMV
    James & Jacquie     Almonte, Ontario
    2016 Jeep Cherokee & 2017 T@B Outback
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  • Ratkity
    Ratkity Member Posts: 3,770
    Some adjustable hitches are solid steel. Mine weighs 48#. When it arrived, I wasn't expecting it to be so heavy!
    2017 820R Retro Toy Hauler from 2015 Tabitha T@B from 2009 Reverse LG Teardrop (but a T@Bluver at heart)
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  • ericnliz
    ericnliz Member Posts: 4,437
    PXL, Are those drops with the pins in 1" increments?
    2016 T@B MAX S-aka: WolfT@B
    TV: 2006 Chevy Avalanche LT Z71 aka: WhiteWolf, or 1972 Chevy Custom10 P/U aka: SnarlingWolf
    Spokane, Wa.
    Eric aka: Lone Wolf  


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  • hymie
    hymie Member Posts: 150
    @Ratkity I agree completely! This is why we will be replacing with a dedicated one rather than welding it. A bit more c@sh but I can use the adjustable elsewhere. 
    James & Jacquie     Almonte, Ontario
    2016 Jeep Cherokee & 2017 T@B Outback
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  • Nomad
    Nomad Member Posts: 7,209
    ericnliz - thought it was 1" but just measured and it's 1.5".
    Lots of different types of adjustables out there though...



    See a bunch of these in campgrounds...


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  • LauraRey
    LauraRey Member Posts: 338
    hymie said:
    Princess auto will have them as well. Sorry to hear about the dealer- I had to have a "chat" with the general manager there yesterday as our salesperson has a habit of not responding to emails. Very annoying... Told them I would no longer deal with that person in future.
    Which dealer?  (Mckenzies was great.  I just went to a different place for the receiver.)
    Red and White, 2017 Max S being towed by a 2014 Honda Ridgeline.  Hello Mountains!
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  • ericnliz
    ericnliz Member Posts: 4,437
    PXL, thanks.
    2016 T@B MAX S-aka: WolfT@B
    TV: 2006 Chevy Avalanche LT Z71 aka: WhiteWolf, or 1972 Chevy Custom10 P/U aka: SnarlingWolf
    Spokane, Wa.
    Eric aka: Lone Wolf  


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  • IrishCamper74
    IrishCamper74 Member Posts: 237
    Thanks for posting this; we'll also be towing with a Honda Ridgeline. Looking at previous 'hitch' posts, it looks like a 4 inch drop hitch will work. 
    Light a campfire and everyone's a storyteller. ~John Geddes


    2017 t@b CS, silver with green trim.
    TV: 2017 Honda Ridgeline.
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  • LauraRey
    LauraRey Member Posts: 338
    I now own TWO receivers and one is too short and one is too tall. I feel like flippin' Goldilocks. :)  
    Red and White, 2017 Max S being towed by a 2014 Honda Ridgeline.  Hello Mountains!
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  • Homebodyatheart
    Homebodyatheart Member Posts: 2,516
    LauraRey, then the third one should be juuuust right! (Couldn't resist!)
    2017 T@B 320 Max S silver and cherry red, L@dybug ("Bug" aka my esc@pe pod), TV 2015 Toyota Highlander aka Big Red
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