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Use with actuators or standard couplers to create a foldaway tongue up to 48" long so that your trailer can be stored in even the smallest garage. Unique offset design guarantees superior performance.
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Specs:
Use the table below to determine your maximum pivot length based on your trailer capacity. Pivot length is the measurement from the center line of the coupler ball to the farthest pivot hole.
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Average Customer Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (902 Customer Reviews)
Use with actuators or standard couplers to create a foldaway tongue up to 48" long so that your trailer can be stored in even the smallest garage. Unique offset design guarantees superior performance.Very well made and beats cutting a hole in the garage door ??
Excellent upgrade for collapsing the tongue of a trailer. I used this on a galvanized boat trailer and the install is pretty straight forward. I used a sawzall with a metal blade to make the cut (make sure all wires or brake lines are clear before cutting) and it worked perfectly. Just take your time and make the cut straight. I have towed the boat several times since this addition and there’s no issues. No play in the junction so no annoying rattling. I was very happy to finally complete this project. Makes so much more room in my shop not walking around a long boat trailer tongue and allows me to fit other items in front of the trailer if needed inside the shop.
Watched a good video before I started-make sure you have good drills (16 holes)
I used a 1/4-3/8 then the 1/2 I think that helped alot. One thing I would receommend of the manufacturer that they mark the "trailer" portion of the swimg away and the "tongue" portion I was a little confused on that.
I am very happy with the results was able to get my old boat into a shed it previously was too long for I was able to shorten the tongue approx 32".
The etrailer folks were top notch with their service and ability to answer any questions I had. I only have one pic of the folded up tongue attached
Very nicely made unit. It was slightly larger than my trailer rail but I just shimmed it with some aluminum. Just remember that you will probably have to add some extra safety chains and have a good supply of sharp drill bits to make holes in your trailer.
Awesome product to update trailer for hinged tounge easy bolt on instructions done in less than an hour
Anthony
10/29/2023
Wonderful product easy install high quality
We ordered this product for our boat trailer. My husband us extremely happy with it and recommends it to anyone with storage space issues. We are now able to park our boat in our driveway instead of storing it off site and paying winter storage fees.
Trena
8/24/2023
Its great! Storage of boat is so much easier now, shouldnt have waited so long to buy this. Money well spent! Dont hesitate!
I purchase items on the internet frequently. I would say that etrailer should be rated one of the highest rated websites. The product purchased was high quality, clear instructions that made the installation easy, on time delivery and, of course, the product was exactly as described on etrailer website. The trailer now fit in my garage.
Victor
6/2/2017
The product has worked out great. Several friends commented and may have ordered one for themselves.
Trailers great, no issues and now I have more room in the barn to close doors.
Pretty easy to install if you have the right tools. Boat now fits in garage without needing to be at an angle and in the perfect spot. Picture is before I got the new safety chains and wiring installed. Make sure to get loom to protect the wire at the joint and possibly upgrade wire quality. I went with Wesbar 787268 and a braided wrap.
My son purchased this product which I installed on my EZ Loader trailer. Took a few hours but I like a project. Its been great, allowing me to easily park my boat in the garage with room to spare. Just wish I had installed it earlier. When I installed, I also replaced my brakes (the entire brake plate, etc), bled the brake line and installed the flex line needed for the swing. Got all the accessories from etrailer. Great service and just recently ordered some lights as well.
Love it easy to use
What a great product! And it's made in the U.S.A. Excellent quality, just as you would expect from an American made product. Fit & finish are very good, and the instructions were well detailed and easy to follow. Kit was complete with special tools needed for installation, and was not missing any parts. Took a little under 4 hours, and that included time to relocate trailer tongue jack to a new location. Looks like it was factory installed, and was considerably cheaper than adding 3" to the back of my barn. Now I can just fold the tongue (shortens trailer by 27 inches) and close both the front and rear barn doors. As the photos show, all that's left is to add the new, longer safety chains. Thanks for a great solution to my problem.
Great product. Easy to install. Enabled me to store boat on trailer in garage in deed restricted community
Your product was a tremendous package. The trailer I installed it on carries a 1976 Cobalt 19DV that I have owned since new. The trailer is a Calkins single axle 4000lbGW. I have paid over 15K in storage fees for the over 37 years I have owned this boat. I wasn't aware of a product like this until I happened to see a trailer at a Bass Pro Shop in Branson MO while on a vacation trip. The trailer had a swing tongue not your product but it got me thinking and after returning home I found your product on the internet. Can't believe how great the application fit and the ease of installation(after drilling holes of course). I have on single car garage that I tried to store the boat in but the tongue was to long to be able to close the door. After this installation the trailer fits perfect. Great product would recommend to anyone.
Excellent products,service and fair pri cing.
Haven't put it on yet, maybe this week. I purchased a new boat April 1st of last year, knowing that I would need the coupler hinge kit to garage store it. The boat is in the garage, but I had to cut the tongue off to be able to shut the overhead door. Now I can install the coupler just in time for boating season. I knew the problem wasn't etrailer's making.
Robert D.
3/7/2023
good
It arrived missing the pin!
Called customer service and Kim who was awesome,
Helped me out right away, package came open during delivery and pin fell out, post office did not put the part back in and taped box shut.
Within minutes of calling customer service, Kim had a new one on the way!
This Fold-Away Coupler was a life saver for our new boat and trailer. We bought more boat and trailer than our barn could hold! We now have the room required to store and move about in the off season. Would recommend this valuable piece of equipment.
I have added the Fulton Fold-Away to two of my boat trailers and would highly recommend this product who is need of shortening their trailer tongue length. Installation was not difficult at all.
Bought this to fit my new-to-me boat in my garage. Installed very easily and it helps to have a second set of hands. As others have mentioned, it does have a little play up and down, but it's nothing noticeable when towing. The coupler pin sits pretty snug and there isn't any play in mine.
Now able to garage boat.
Excellent product. They were extremely helpful in getting this ordered --'real' friendly people. All hardware, plus a centering punch and torx bit to hold the fasteners were provided. Thank you much.
This thing is a tank! Way more robust than I expected. Transfer punch that came with the kit was a nice touch for installation. I will always recommend etrailer to my friends for anything they need.
excellent product in fact I just ordered another for another trailer installation is straightforward and very easyexcellent price thanks again William
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Vance
11/14/2023
Works great just like you would expect