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trailernovice
Explorer
Dec 29, 2019

Better/safer to have only one w/d bar? Or none?

One socket clip on my Reese round bar broke while on the road..it won't hold the bar now.. Getting a repair or replacement can't happen until after our return leg later this week Our trip home ...
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CarnationSailor
Nomad
Dec 29, 2019
wing_zealot wrote:
trailernovice wrote:
Getting a repair or replacement can't happen until after our return leg later this week
Really??
What if your drawbar breaks because you've exceeded its rating? Just speculating on what the other side of the coin looks like.


Not sure, but I think the forces on a drawbar are about the same with or without a WDH. That is, I don't think the purpose of a WDH is to reduce the force on the drawbar.

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