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rangerbait
Explorer
Apr 21, 2015

Arrow vs. 3P: which one is better at distributing weight?

Clearly the Hensley vs. ProPride debate has been flogged to death, and I still think I'd be happy either way, but is there a clear front runner when it comes to doing a better job of distributing weig...
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rangerbait
Explorer
Apr 22, 2015
Ron Gratz wrote:
James C. Hensley was awarded a patent for the design of a hitch which could be used with a surge brake

However, part of the new mechanism which would allow for use of a surge brake was not incorporated into the PP hitch.

Therefore, I would say there is no merit in the claim the 3P was designed for lighter trailers with surge brakes.

Additional information can be found in this post.

Ron


Well, that info did come directly from Hensley, so I figured I might need to take it with a grain of salt.

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