Dual Cam Setup
I'm working on setting up a new Reese Dual Cam setup. I think I need a 1" extended ball, and wonder if I would benefit from a 2". Here's are some photos of where I'm at now: Side view, I think...
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Just an update. The trailer is still at the welding shop. They haven't had a chance to go over it carefully to generate a quote for fixing it.
The dealer says there's a chance it will be covered under warranty. I'm not optimistic and if the repair cost from the welding shop is lower than what I'm expecting I may just have it fixed before I get to the dealer.
Reese is sending some new parts. I asked if I could get the bent brackets from the cam to the chain. They no longer make them. The bent brackets were supposed to move the up force away from the side of the cam to prevent twisting, but too many people were installing them backwards. I think they could have fixed that problem with a 1 cent sticker vs sticking with the straight bracket.
1) Is there some way to calculate the forces applied to the frame. For example, when in a turn all the WD "lift" is applied to one snap up. How much is that weight and how might it be distributed to the 4 places it touches the A-Frame.
I'm wondering if the currently shipping Dual Cam is even appropriate for heavier GVWR trailers with thin tube frames. Every time I think about the best way to fix it, I end up with a non-trivial change to the frame or the WD/Sway system. Then I wonder, how did American engineering and manufacturing get to a point where the end user must redesign a product, bought to enhance safety, in order to make it safe at all?
The dealer says there's a chance it will be covered under warranty. I'm not optimistic and if the repair cost from the welding shop is lower than what I'm expecting I may just have it fixed before I get to the dealer.
Reese is sending some new parts. I asked if I could get the bent brackets from the cam to the chain. They no longer make them. The bent brackets were supposed to move the up force away from the side of the cam to prevent twisting, but too many people were installing them backwards. I think they could have fixed that problem with a 1 cent sticker vs sticking with the straight bracket.
1) Is there some way to calculate the forces applied to the frame. For example, when in a turn all the WD "lift" is applied to one snap up. How much is that weight and how might it be distributed to the 4 places it touches the A-Frame.
I'm wondering if the currently shipping Dual Cam is even appropriate for heavier GVWR trailers with thin tube frames. Every time I think about the best way to fix it, I end up with a non-trivial change to the frame or the WD/Sway system. Then I wonder, how did American engineering and manufacturing get to a point where the end user must redesign a product, bought to enhance safety, in order to make it safe at all?
