Tongue - Standard Length (19") - Blue

Description:

The standard tongue (PT 19) is the component that attaches the trailer to a bicycle.  It is 19" long and has cast aluminum clevis on one end and a 7/8" diameter aluminum rod protruding from the other.  Also attached are two safety straps and a hitchpin attached to a lanyard.  The tongue fits into the tongue mount attached to the trailer frame and is secured with a quick release clamp.  The tongue clevis fits the Equinox PH 23 hitch and is secured with the 3/8" hitch pin.  The tongue is reenforced with a resin core.

Technical Specifications:

The tongue is made of 1" diameter, .058" wall thickness 6063 T6 Aluminum tube anodized a satin blue.  The cast aluminum clevis is attached with a 1/4" x 1 3/4" steel bolt secured with a lock nut.  The butt end is made of 7/8" 6061 aluminum rod secured with a 1/4" x 1 3/4"  zinc plated steel bolt.  The core is composed of urethane pour foam expanded at 25 lbs / sq inch.  An additional reenforcing sleeve is fitted over the joint of the aluminum rod and the resin core.  This skeeve in 1 1/8" aluminum tube section 1 1/2" long.  The safety straps are 1" ployproplyne webbing with 1" Delrin side release buckles.

Dependencies:

The tongue is designed to mate with the Equinox PH 23 hitch and the Equinox PT23 tongue mount