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Diesel_Camper
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Aug 23, 2014

5th Wheel front rail anchored to hat channel only....

Just got done installing a used Husky 15k in my 05 ram 2500. I used a new universal install kit from husky to anchor the rails. The kit comes with 4 anchor brackets and 2 hat channel braces. The in...
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R12RTee
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Aug 23, 2014
bucky wrote:
What's a hat channel?
That was my question also. I learned something already today and it's only 7 AM.
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Hat Channels can also be described as a Roll Formed Metal U-Channel with a bottom horizontal web and 2 vertical legs with outward flanges. These outward flanges can also be called Wings or Fins.

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