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Post subject: Swing Away Coupler

Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 2:27 pm

Guppy

Joined: Wed Feb 14, 2007 12:24 pm
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I currently have a Four Winns Trailer with a removable tounge. I want to add the Fulton Swing Away tounge instead so i can swing the tounge out of the way of the garage door, rather then taking it out completely. Does anyone see a problem with this? I can't find specs or requirements on- line. In addition, for anyone with trailer brakes how do you get around the swing away tounge? I currently have quick disconnect when I slide the tounge out. Do you simply just make a longer brake line that is stuck inside the tounge leaving ample room to swing it out of the way?

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230 Mike

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Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 2:59 pm

230 Mike

Joined: Mon May 15, 2006 7:59 pm
Posts: 5141
Location: Kansas City, Table Rock Lake

Current FW trailers with swing tongues just have a single rubber line connecting the master cylinder in the coupler to a T block mounted below the winch post (in other words you don't disconnect anything). On mine they could have left just a hair more slack - if I swing the tongue completely over as far as it will go it puts a lot of stress on that hose, so I don't swing it quite that far.

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benk777

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Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 12:29 pm

Minnow

Joined: Wed Nov 01, 2006 8:13 pm
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Location: Waukesha, WI

Does anyone have any more information on adding a swing away tongue to a trailer equipped with brakes? I would appreciate it. Thanks.

Ben

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Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 1:18 pm

230 Mike

Joined: Mon May 15, 2006 7:59 pm
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Location: Kansas City, Table Rock Lake

Welcome to the board!

What do you want to know? If you're trying to convert an existing trailer, what kind is it, what type of brakes/coupler/etc. do you have now, etc.

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2005 Four Winns 230/240
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1998 F-150 XLT
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benk777

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Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 9:03 pm

Minnow

Joined: Wed Nov 01, 2006 8:13 pm
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Location: Waukesha, WI

Thanks for the welcome. My trailer is the stock trailer that came with my 2000 180 Horizon. It currently has disc surge brakes. The tongue is currently a removable kind.

Ben

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230 Mike

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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 12:01 am

230 Mike

Joined: Mon May 15, 2006 7:59 pm
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Location: Kansas City, Table Rock Lake

The best advice I can think of is to find a qualified trailer shop! Unless there's some kit that someone knows of that doesn't require any welding, but I'd still be nervous. I'm sure it can be done, though.

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2005 Four Winns 230/240
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1998 F-150 XLT
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 5:40 pm

Narwhal

Joined: Mon Feb 26, 2007 10:29 am
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Location: Chicago, IL

Did you buy the boat/trailer new? THe reason I ask is that the FW website shows the 2000 180/190 trailers as coming standard with the swing away tongue.

http://www.fourwinns.net/fastfacts/fast ... csp135.pdf

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Post subject: Swing Away Coupler

Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 9:32 am

Guppy

Joined: Wed Feb 14, 2007 12:24 pm
Posts: 8

Overtons sells a Fulton Swing Away bracket that does not require welding.

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