duneslider
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Hey all,
I am seriously considering a ProPride or Hensley Arrow hitch system. My previous trailer was maxed at 5000 lbs and I had a reese dual cam hitch that worked pretty well. My new trailer is bigger and weighs about 6700 fully loaded. It is also taller and wider than the older trailer we had. I have towed in wind a few times and the hitch I have now I am not impressed with at all. It is a Fastway E2 round bar and it does fine to distribute the weight but it does little to control sway and I seem to get more porpoising than I would like. I meticulously setup the hitch (came with the trailer and I didn't purchase it) and I feel it is setup correctly.
Anyway, we are planning some longer trips in the next couple of years and I am leaning towards the Hensley style hitch as a worthwhile investment. I have read that a number of people say they experience porpoising with these hitches and that is one drawback.
What has your experience been with this?
I have heard people say to go with the 1400lb tongue weight hitch instead of the 1000lb and that will help with this issue?
We do a lot of camping not in campgrounds, so we rarely have flat level ground to park on and I have heard these hitches can be hard to connect and disconnect in these situations? What has your experience been when you don't have ideal level conditions between trailer and tow vehicle?
I'm trying to justify the $3800 dollars and if the safety aspects are true it is worth it but I also haven't had issues in the past with a properly setup Equalizer brand hitch and felt it did pretty good.
I am seriously considering a ProPride or Hensley Arrow hitch system. My previous trailer was maxed at 5000 lbs and I had a reese dual cam hitch that worked pretty well. My new trailer is bigger and weighs about 6700 fully loaded. It is also taller and wider than the older trailer we had. I have towed in wind a few times and the hitch I have now I am not impressed with at all. It is a Fastway E2 round bar and it does fine to distribute the weight but it does little to control sway and I seem to get more porpoising than I would like. I meticulously setup the hitch (came with the trailer and I didn't purchase it) and I feel it is setup correctly.
Anyway, we are planning some longer trips in the next couple of years and I am leaning towards the Hensley style hitch as a worthwhile investment. I have read that a number of people say they experience porpoising with these hitches and that is one drawback.
What has your experience been with this?
I have heard people say to go with the 1400lb tongue weight hitch instead of the 1000lb and that will help with this issue?
We do a lot of camping not in campgrounds, so we rarely have flat level ground to park on and I have heard these hitches can be hard to connect and disconnect in these situations? What has your experience been when you don't have ideal level conditions between trailer and tow vehicle?
I'm trying to justify the $3800 dollars and if the safety aspects are true it is worth it but I also haven't had issues in the past with a properly setup Equalizer brand hitch and felt it did pretty good.