Dual Cam Setup

JBarca wrote:

And even more so, is there are standard for side loads of a snap up bracket? I myself do not yet know of one.

I've asked Reese for an engineering document outlining the loads they expect to see on the bottom of the A-Frame bracket under load with heavy tongue weights. I think I also asked for the load a 6" tube frame should handle at the center of the face. I haven't gotten any response. I have responses to subsequent emails, so I have to assume it's been ignored. I specifically asked for this as an aid for building a warranty claim with Coachmen.

JBarca wrote:

The Hitch manufactures and the TT manufactures may need to talk more.

Yes, that's what should happen. But what appears to be happening is the the end user is stuck in the middle, re-engineering these products in order to prevent recurring damage or as a safeguard to avoid it.

JBarca wrote:

Who is the one to take the lead? Build a hitch that works on every TT or build a TT that works with the WD hitches now avaible on the market? The conventional WD hitch has not changed much in the last 50 years... TT A frames have.

There must be some parameters these systems were designed around. That info should be readily available. It's not.


I've also asked Reese if they have a statement for Coachmen saying that a properly installed Dual Cam System does not void any warranty. They didn't answer that question either.

So, in my opinion, the solution should be that the trailer manufacturer and the hitch manufacturer jointly declare that a properly installed system will be supported under warranty. If there are problems the hitch manufacturer and the trailer manufacturer can work out who remedies it, but at least the end user isn't left out in the cold. Since the hitch manufacturer and trailer manufacturer are jointly warranting the end to end system, there's incentive for both the cooperate to get it right.