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Boomerweps
Feb 01, 2020Explorer
Restating in a slightly different manner what others have said:
The bars are under great tension and still lever shift the weight from the tongue to the TV front wheels and to the TT wheels. Instead of using a pry tool as the primary installation tool, you really should lift the TV & TT connection at the ball using the tongue jack. Then once the chains or just the bar on the frame platform is installed (using the tool if a little assist is needed), lowering the TV & TT using the tongue jack places a great deal of tension on the bars. IF you do not lift the tongue during install, you will discover it takes a great deal of strength to get proper tension on WDH bars to push down the front of the TV properly. From my humble experience, with just my Husky Centerline 400-600# bars, installing the bars without lifting assist either requires a LOT of effort or is improperly, weakly loaded.
The bars are under great tension and still lever shift the weight from the tongue to the TV front wheels and to the TT wheels. Instead of using a pry tool as the primary installation tool, you really should lift the TV & TT connection at the ball using the tongue jack. Then once the chains or just the bar on the frame platform is installed (using the tool if a little assist is needed), lowering the TV & TT using the tongue jack places a great deal of tension on the bars. IF you do not lift the tongue during install, you will discover it takes a great deal of strength to get proper tension on WDH bars to push down the front of the TV properly. From my humble experience, with just my Husky Centerline 400-600# bars, installing the bars without lifting assist either requires a LOT of effort or is improperly, weakly loaded.
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