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Frozen001
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Jul 22, 2021

Bent WD snap up bracket on dual cam setup.

So on our way to Tennessee, I bent the drivers side WD snap up bracket for my Reese dual cam setup. I believe it was caused when we left a gas station that had a down hill to the road and then the road was up hill, creating a “v”. I was also truning and it must have put a lot of pressure on that side.

I got a replacement, but a couple of questions:

When the bracket bent it led a small dent in the box where the bolt that was holding it place was. What should I do about this? If I had to guess it is about 1/4” deep and maybe 1/2” circle. I can snap a photo tomorrow am and post.

What can I do to prevent this other than staying clear of that odd entry/exit. I see Reese make a heavier bracket with gussets on them… is it worth replacing my current two with these? As a side note… I posted about a month ago about the drivers side seeming to have more tension that the passenger side. Not sure if those event and that are related… but makes me wonder.

  • That exact thing has happened before and posted here on the forums. I have not taken the time to look it up but the take-away from the discussion is that Yes, the V formed by the intersection of the driveway and road PLUS the turn you were making put too much pressure on the snap up.

    You have a couple of choices to prevent it in the future. I would probably do both if the tongue weight is over 1000lbs.
    1. Purchase the heavy duty brackets that have the reinforced top part.
    2. Thru bolt those brackets to the frame. Reese has approved this for heavy tongue weight trailers.

    I would not worry about the dent in the frame.
    Barney

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