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Blue Ox Pole Tongue Weight Distributing Hitch Adapter
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Blue Ox Pole Tongue Weight Distributing Hitch Adapter

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Use this pole-tongue adapter to mount your Blue Ox Sway-Pro to your straight-tongue trailer. The adapter helps keep your straight-tongue trailer in line and attaches to over-the-frame style weight distribution brackets. 1-800-940-8924 to order Blue Ox accessories and parts part number BXW4023 or order online at etrailer.com. Free expert support on all Blue Ox products. Great prices and Fastest Shipping for Blue Ox Pole Tongue Weight Distributing Hitch Adapter. Accessories and Parts reviews from real customers.
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Blue Ox Accessories and Parts - BXW4023

  • Weight Distribution Hitch
  • Adapters
  • Pole Tongue Adapters
  • Blue Ox
  • SwayPro
  • 2000 lbs TW

Use this pole-tongue adapter to mount your Blue Ox Sway-Pro to your straight-tongue trailer. The adapter helps keep your straight-tongue trailer in line and attaches to over-the-frame style weight distribution brackets.


Features:

  • Lets you mount your weight distribution system on your straight-tongue trailer
  • Maximum tongue weight: 2,000 lbs
  • Fits tongue widths: 2-3/4" to 4-1/2"
  • Fits tongue heights: 3" to 6"
  • Attaches to any over-the-frame style weight distribution brackets
  • Made in the USA


BXW4023 BlueOx Pole-Tongue Adapter





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Video Transcript for All About the Blue Ox Pole Tongue Weight Distributing Hitch Adapter

Hi, there. I'm Michael with etrailer.com. Today, we're gonna take a quick look at this Blue Ox pole tongue weight distribution hitch adapter. This is going to allow you to mount your weight distribution system with the over-the-frame style brackets onto your straight tongue trailer. So, it's basically going to adapt your straight tongue trailer into more of like an A-frame trailer so that your brackets will mount properly. And you can use that weight distribution system to then, obviously, help keep your trailer in line.

This will work with tongue widths from three and three-quarters of an inch to four and a half inches. It will also work with tongue heights from three inches to six inches. So, make sure that that's going to fit your application. It's also going to have a maximum tongue weight of 2000 pounds. So, again, make sure that's going to work for you.

But overall, I think this is going to do a great job of making sure that your straight tongue trailer is still compatible with your weight distribution system, so you can keep that trailer in line. This is made here in the USA, so you can trust it's made to the high quality standards that we've come to know and trust for products that are made here in the US. So, if you do have that straight tongue trailer, you're wanting to add your weight distribution system, this is going to be exactly what you need. That completes our look for today. Again, I'm Michael with etrailer.com.

Thanks for watching..

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Blue Ox Pole Tongue Weight Distributing Hitch Adapter - BXW4023

Average Customer Rating:  4.0 out of 5 stars   (7 Customer Reviews)

Use this pole-tongue adapter to mount your Blue Ox Sway-Pro to your straight-tongue trailer. The adapter helps keep your straight-tongue trailer in line and attaches to over-the-frame style weight distribution brackets.

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It’s a great way probably the only way to adapt a single tongue trailer for a low distribution hitch. It’s a little bit more difficult to hook up being that it is higher mounted them built-in systems.



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Great product! Exactly what I was looking for to use with my hitch extension for my boat trail and camper set up.



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The item fits on the Ice Castle but it’s as far forward as it goes and still 4 incytqo far back. It will work but not as it should. It needs to be tappered to match the parallel bars.



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Attachment is less than inspiring but hasn't come off so...



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4/3/2023

While silence is sometimes golden, in this case we would love to hear what you think about the pole tongue adapter.



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  • Are There Any Weight Distribution Hitch Systems For Straight Tongue Trailers
    To attach a weight distribution hitch to your straight tongue frame you'll first need a pole tongue adapter to get mounting points for the WDH it connect to. Each adapter is brand specific so you'll want to choose the corresponding brand to the hitch you're wanting to use. We currently offer adapters for Blue Ox # BXW4023, Reese # RP58393, and Equal-i-zer # EQ95-01-5950. Each of these will fit different a different range of tongue widths and heights so you'll want to also measure the...
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  • Pole Tongue Adapter and Blue Ox Weight Distribution that Can Be Used B and B Deck Over Trailer
    The Blue Ox Pole Tongue Adapter part # BXW4023 does fit your frame dimensions and capacity so it would work well with the Blue Ox SwayPro Weight Distribution w/ Sway Control # BXW2000 which has a 20k capacity like you are wanting. The clamps would then go over the top of the pole tongue adapter and clamp to them. Then for a cushioned weight distribution shank you'd want the part # 325-GH-1302 for if you have a 2-1/2 inch hitch.
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  • Is Ball of Blue Ox Weight Distribution BLU45FR Removable
    The hitch ball of the Blue Ox weight distribution system part # BLU45FR is removable. To go to a 2 inch ball you could use the part # A-90. The # BLU45FR is compatible with the Blue Ox Pole Tongue Adapter # BXW4023.
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  • What Sway Control Adapter Do You Recommend for My 9 x 7 ATV Trailer?
    For a great sway control accessory for your straight-tongue trailer, I recommend the Blue Ox Pole Tongue Weight Distributing Hitch Adapter # BXW4023. The Blue Ox adapter fits tongue widths of 2-3/4 inches - 4-1/2 inches and heights of 3-6 inches. As far as the actual sway control system, I recommend the Blue Ox SwayPro Weight Distribution systems. However, without knowing the total weight capacity that you need, I need to know the tongue weight capacity of your trailer with loaded cargo....
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  • Adding Weight Distribution and Sway to a Straight Frame Boat Trailer
    For your Magic Tilt Boat Trailer you will need a Blue Ox Pole Tongue Weight Distributing Hitch Adapter # BXW4023. This will bolt around the Pole frame with a width of 2-3/4" to 4-1/2" and height of 3" to 6". It will then allow you to use a weight distribution hitch that utilizes over frame brackets. I recommend the Blue Ox SwayPro Weight Distribution w/ Sway Control # BXW0556. This system will allow you to back up your boat trailer without removal and will not interfere with the surge...
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  • Compatibility of Fastway FA94-00-1000 Weight Distribution Kit with Blue Ox BXW40 Pole Tongue Adapter
    As shown in the provided photo, the Blue Ox # BXW4023 pole tongue adapter clamps around the trailer frame, and won't require any drilling into the frame of the trailer. The adapter will work with the Fastway # FA94-00-1000 weight distribution, but the side plates of the adapter would need to be drilled to accept the frame brackets of the Fastway system. Blue Ox states that their SwayPro W/D systems are compatible with their SwayPro, but as you've found they don't always work very well...
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  • How Wide is the Blue Ox Pole Tongue Weight Distributing Hitch Adapter
    The Blue Ox Pole Tongue Weight Distributing Hitch Adapter # BXW4023 is 28" wide.
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  • Weight Distribution & Pole Tongue Adapter Recommendation For 7k - 8k Boat & Trailer
    Thanks for the photo, and you can use a pole-tongue adapter on your trailer, so long as A) it is not a swing-away tongue (which it certainly doesn't look like your trailer has but I do need to mention) and B) you are able to position the adapter approximately 29 inches back from the center of the coupler, and I can't quite tell from your photo if you can mount the adapter at that position. So I do recommend checking just to verify, and if you can, the best option for your boat and trailer...
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  • Compatibility of Weight Distribution Pole Tongue Adapters with Surge Brake Hydraulic Trailer Coupler
    Which weight distribution system were you planning on using? Chain-suspended type weight distribution systems don't work with surge couplers, because the tension on the chains inhibits the movement of the actuator making the brakes less effective. If you're using a system where the spring bars contact brackets that attach to the trailer frame like # EQ37140ET or the Blue Ox TrackPro # BLU27FR that don't use chains, the system along with a pole tongue adapter like the # BXW4023 you'd looked...
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  • Weight Distribution System and Pole-Tongue Adapter Recommendation for 9,500 lb Boat Trailer
    For your application I recommend going with the Curt MV Weight Distribution (WD) # C17057 instead of the Curt # 17302 because the part you mentioned is only rated for up to 1,000 lbs tongue weight while the MV I recommended is rated for 1,000 lbs - 1,400 lbs tongue weight. Since you take into account the loaded tongue weight of the trailer with the weight of any cargo behind the rear axle of your Chevy Silverado this would be a much more safe option. In my experience boat trailers tend...
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  • Recommended Weight Distributing Hitch for Pole Tongue Trailer with 500 Lb Tongue Weight
    The Blue Ox SwayPro Weight Distribution System part # BXW0550 is a great option for a trailer with 500 lbs of tongue weight. It has industry leading sway control as well as weight distributing properties. It can be installed on a pole tongue trailer using the Blue Ox Pole Tongue Weight Distributing Hitch Adapter part # BXW4023 so long as the tongue is between 2-3/4" to 4-1/2" wide and 3" to 6" tall. This system is completely bolt-on with no modifications required. The pole tongue adapter...
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  • How To Mount Blue Ox SwayPro Weight Distribution On a Y-Frame Boat Trailer With Surge Coupler
    It sounds like you are going to need the Blue Ox Pole Tongue Weight Distributing Hitch Adapter # BXW4023 to use with the Blue Ox SwayPro Weight Distribution # BXW1500 on your boat trailer. While this was designed to use on pole tongue trailers it is also helpful on y-frame trailers which have the front pole tongue for mounting a surge brake coupler. The adapter will fit a tongue 2-3/4"-4-1/2" wide and 3"-6" tall. There are no longer spring bars to use with the weight distribution hitch...
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  • Recommended Wight Distribution For Boat Trailer With 1200 lb Tongue Weight
    Woah, that's a pretty heavy boat! Weight distribution systems are typically rated by the range of tongue weights they can cover. If you've positively confirmed the as-loaded and ready to tow tongue weight of your boat to be 1200 lbs (see linked article which explains how to determine this), then the # BLU27FR Blue Ox TrackPro you'd looked at would work great for you. The # BLU27FR is compatible with trailers having tongue weights ranging from 1000-1300 lbs. You'll also need a pole tongue...
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  • Pole Tongue Adapter For Using A Weight Distribution and Sway Hitch With a Boat Trailer Surge Brakes
    Yes, the Blue Ox Pole Tongue Weight Distributing Hitch Adapter # BXW4023 can be used to install a weight distribution system on your boat trailer that has surge brakes. You will need to make sure that the weight distribution system that you are looking at is compatible with surge brakes and attaches to the trailer frame with over the frame style brackets. A system like the Blue Ox SwayPro Weight Distribution w/ Sway Control # BXW0550 has these brackets and is compatible with a surge brake...
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  • What Weight Distribution System Can be Used with Reese Pole Tongue Adapter RP58393
    The Reese Pole-Tongue Adapter for Weight Distribution Systems # RP58393 can only be used with Reese weight distribution systems like the part # RP66542. Blue Ox has a pole tongue adapter with the part # BXW4023.
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  • Weight Distribution With Sway Control Set Up for a Pole Tongue Trailer
    Adding weight distribution to the pole tongue on your 2018 Hymer Touring GT travel trailer with a 3200 lb gross trailer weight rating and a 300 lb tongue weight requires a pole tongue adapter. The adapter allows you to use weight distribution by giving the arms somewhere to attach on the trailer side. I recommend the Blue Ox Pole Tongue Weight Distributing Hitch Adapter Item # BXW4023. It offers a 2000 lb max tongue weight and fits 2-3/4" to 4-1/2 inch tongue widths. It is also a steel...
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  • Recommended Pole Tongue Adapter for Weight Distribution System on a Boat Trailer
    I spoke with my rep at Blue Ox and checked Reese's website both the Chain Hangers you mentioned item # BXW4023 and the Reese item # RP58393 only work with chain hanging type weight distribution systems. Since you were looking at the Blue Ox 2-Point Weight Distribution w/ Sway Control item # BLU47FR which has an 600 lbs - 800 lbs tongue weight range, I recommend the Blue Ox SwayPro Weight Distribution w/ Sway Control item # BXW0756. This system will be better suited for you boat trailer....
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  • Pole Tongue Adapters Available for Weight Distribution Systems
    If you didn't want to go with an Equal-i-zer weight distribution system you wouldn't want to use their pole tongue adapter but we do have the Reese option part # RP58393 which allows you to use a Reese system and we also have a Blue Ox adapter part # BXW4023 as well. Basically you need to match the brand of pole tongue adapter to the brand of the weight distribution you go with. If you can get me the tongue weight of your trailer I can then help pick you out a system that would work well...
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  • Can The B&W Continuum Weight Distribution System BW78FR Be Used On Straight Tongue?
    Hey good question, John. The B&W Continuum Weight Distribution System # BW78FR can only be used on A-frame trailers. There is no adapter that allows it to work on a single pole style trailer tongue. It is still possible to use a weight distribution hitch on a single pole style trailer tongue, but it has to be a standard WD hitch with spring bars. For example, the Blue Ox Pole Tongue Weight Distributing Hitch Adapter # BXW4023 can be attached to the straight tongue to give you the outward...
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  • Weight Distribution With Sway Control For 7,000 lb Trailer & Blue Ox Pole Tongue Adapter
    We can get your 7,000 lb GVWR trailer set up with a weight distribution hitch and sway control that will work superbly with the Blue Ox Pole Tongue Weight Distributing Hitch Adapter # BXW4023. I did want to mention that with an aluminum trailer you will want to contact the trailer manufacturer to make sure weight distribution can be used, as not all manufacturers of aluminum trailers allow it. Assuming you get the go-ahead, with a 7,000 lb GVWR your loaded tongue weight will be in the...
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  • Weight Distribution Recommendation for Boat Trailer with Y-Frame Design and Surge Brakes
    Thanks for all of the details! To utilize a weight distribution system on your pole-tongue trailer I recommend installing the Pole Tongue Adapter # BXW4023 and then using a Blue Ox Sway-Pro weight distribution system that best matches your tongue weight. Load up your trailer as if you were going on a trip (keeping the tongue weight between 10-15% the weight of the trailer) and then measure your tongue weight. You'll want a weight distribution system that your tongue weight falls in the...
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  • Is There Such Thing As A Weight Distribution Hitch For An I-Beam Tongue?
    Hey good question Ronald. Weight distribution hitches are made for A-frame trailers, but it is possible to use one on an I-beam tongue. What you do is use a pole tongue adapter like the Blue Ox Pole Tongue Weight Distributing Hitch Adapter # BXW4023. This bolts on to the straight tongue and gives you the outward attachment points for the WD system. I included a few pictures below to show you examples of what that will look like. The adapter I mentioned is made to work with the Blue Ox...
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  • Is There a Pole Tongue Adapter Compatible With The Blue Ox TrackPro BXW0650 Weight Distribution?
    The Reese Pole-Tongue Adapter # RP58393 will allow you use the Blue Ox TrackPro Weight Distribution # BLU36FR. You will need this as the Blue Ox Adapter # BXW4023 is only compatible with their SwayPro style system which uses chain hangers.
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  • Can Blue Ox Pole Tongue Adapter be Installed Upside Down
    The Blue Ox Pole Tongue Weight Distributing Hitch Adapter # BXW4023 needs to be installed right-side up, you will not be able to mount it upside down on your trailer tongue. The reason is not only would that weaken the system with the strongest middle portion hanging underneath the tongue, but the lift brackets would also be upside down, which would not work.
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