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every body that has a Hensley wants to tell you how great there investment was so they can justify it to themselves! If you need a 3K hitch to get a trailer to pull properly with an 8000# tow rig you need to learn to setup and load your trailer. IF you set it up there is no sway anyway.
I've been towing travel trailers for more than 30-years, my family for nearly 60-years. I grew up with it. I've also seen when a well-sorted conventionally-hitched rig (down to wheel-by-wheel weights; have you done yours?) had to make an emergency maneuver -- calmly, smoothly -- and still rolled.
Not to mention guys who ONLY get it most of the way in rigging (more than 90% of TV/TT combinations are incorrectly set-up; lack of "sway feel" is NOT the determinant, it is half-assed); rollovers are one ugly sight. I cranked out the miles as an OTR driver and I've seen plenty of bad rigs, okay rigs and far too few rigs that "looked good".
The Hensley was cheap. Go look at what they're selling for used. If I sell mine tomorrow YOUR (inexpensive) hitch will have cost about the same. Maybe more.
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are you saying towing travel trailers are inherently dangerous.... without a hensley hitch?
in the example below, trailer is loaded correctly and not over weight. yet you are saying it's inherently dangerous in an emergency maneuver. resulting in a roll...
in the example below, trailer is loaded correctly and not over weight. yet you are saying it's inherently dangerous in an emergency maneuver. resulting in a roll...
Wrong. This is nothing more than willful ignorance.
I've been towing travel trailers for more than 30-years, my family for nearly 60-years. I grew up with it. I've also seen when a well-sorted conventionally-hitched rig (down to wheel-by-wheel weights; have you done yours?) had to make an emergency maneuver -- calmly, smoothly -- and still rolled.
Not to mention guys who ONLY get it most of the way in rigging (more than 90% of TV/TT combinations are incorrectly set-up; lack of "sway feel" is NOT the determinant, it is half-assed); rollovers are one ugly sight. I cranked out the miles as an OTR driver and I've seen plenty of bad rigs, okay rigs and far too few rigs that "looked good".
The Hensley was cheap. Go look at what they're selling for used. If I sell mine tomorrow YOUR (inexpensive) hitch will have cost about the same. Maybe more.
I've been towing travel trailers for more than 30-years, my family for nearly 60-years. I grew up with it. I've also seen when a well-sorted conventionally-hitched rig (down to wheel-by-wheel weights; have you done yours?) had to make an emergency maneuver -- calmly, smoothly -- and still rolled.
Not to mention guys who ONLY get it most of the way in rigging (more than 90% of TV/TT combinations are incorrectly set-up; lack of "sway feel" is NOT the determinant, it is half-assed); rollovers are one ugly sight. I cranked out the miles as an OTR driver and I've seen plenty of bad rigs, okay rigs and far too few rigs that "looked good".
The Hensley was cheap. Go look at what they're selling for used. If I sell mine tomorrow YOUR (inexpensive) hitch will have cost about the same. Maybe more.
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The Hensley has been outperformed and under priced by the Pro pride and right now the Pro pride is a lot cheaper,AND it is better.It is everything the Hensley is,and its adjustable,no need to buy a replacement stinger for different height TV's.
http://www.propridehitch.com/
DO some reading on the 3P hitch at
http://www.myrvtalk.com/ and see for yourself.compare the Hensley to the Pro pride.
http://www.propridehitch.com/
DO some reading on the 3P hitch at
http://www.myrvtalk.com/ and see for yourself.compare the Hensley to the Pro pride.
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I haven't seen the need for it.
I towed a 26ft, 5000lb TT with a 98 Durango and then a 2001 Yukon XL...
Now tow a 31ft, 9500lb TT. Have towed it with the Yukon XL, a 04 2500 series Quad cab and now my Megacab..
Sway has never been an issue on either trailer and I think the key is the right amount of tongue weight...
This last summer my single friction sway popped off (bad spring clip). I didn't realize it, till a visible inspection at the gas station...
Save the $ on the hitch and assuming you have a TT with 15" D rated tires, upgrade them to 15" or 16" e-rated tires... Better investment in my view.
My $.02 worth,
Bryan
I towed a 26ft, 5000lb TT with a 98 Durango and then a 2001 Yukon XL...
Now tow a 31ft, 9500lb TT. Have towed it with the Yukon XL, a 04 2500 series Quad cab and now my Megacab..
Sway has never been an issue on either trailer and I think the key is the right amount of tongue weight...
This last summer my single friction sway popped off (bad spring clip). I didn't realize it, till a visible inspection at the gas station...
Save the $ on the hitch and assuming you have a TT with 15" D rated tires, upgrade them to 15" or 16" e-rated tires... Better investment in my view.
My $.02 worth,
Bryan
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I haven't seen the need for it.
I towed a 26ft, 5000lb TT with a 98 Durango and then a 2001 Yukon XL...
Now tow a 31ft, 9500lb TT. Have towed it with the Yukon XL, a 04 2500 series Quad cab and now my Megacab..
Sway has never been an issue on either trailer and I think the key is the right amount of tongue weight...
This last summer my single friction sway popped off (bad spring clip). I didn't realize it, till a visible inspection at the gas station...
Save the $ on the hitch and assuming you have a TT with 15" D rated tires, upgrade them to 15" or 16" e-rated tires... Better investment in my view.
My $.02 worth,
Bryan
I towed a 26ft, 5000lb TT with a 98 Durango and then a 2001 Yukon XL...
Now tow a 31ft, 9500lb TT. Have towed it with the Yukon XL, a 04 2500 series Quad cab and now my Megacab..
Sway has never been an issue on either trailer and I think the key is the right amount of tongue weight...
This last summer my single friction sway popped off (bad spring clip). I didn't realize it, till a visible inspection at the gas station...
Save the $ on the hitch and assuming you have a TT with 15" D rated tires, upgrade them to 15" or 16" e-rated tires... Better investment in my view.
My $.02 worth,
Bryan
I have no doubt that Sean's hitch would make my truck pull better with a trailer than without it,due to the straight truck effect you get with the trapazoid setup.
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