Getting Rid of my Dual Cam system
I really like this system but it's such a darn pain. It's so complex no one, anywhere, has any idea how to adjust it or install it. I just had it transferred to a new trailer and new bars also were...
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I've got a hitch that doesn't seem to be quite as common as the other popular options out there.
Husky Centerline WD hitch with built in "active" sway control;
http://www.huskytow.com/FTP/HuskyFeaturedProducts/HuskyCenterLine/Featured_CenterLineHitch_hv.html
Kind of like an Equil-I-zer design with "spring pots". They're belvedere washers working against pistons that activate during sway control, the web site gives you more "add hype" about it if you'd like to read it.
In a nutshell; it just plain works!
First, just so everyone knows I've got some experience with it, I threw it on and towed this trip;
With this rig:
Not a twitch wiggle or white knuckle moment the whole trip. Even when passing or getting passed by semi's.
Only problem we had was one of the "pressure discs" cracked. I called Husky and they overnighted a complete head assembly to the campground we were at free of charge.
Now mind you; they didn't just send just the small pressure disc (which just slides in and out of it's bore), they sent the entire head assembly, trailer frame brackets and a new drop adapter.
Basically, everything except the weight bars which are sized specifically to your trailer weight range.
Now that's service!
Apparently, they had an issue with early production run discs and the hardening of them to the point of being too brittle. Supposedly fixed in the manufacturing and I have no reason to doubt that after completing the trip without another problem.
Backing up is not and issue, even cranked right over. But I do disconnect the bars before backing into the campsite or the driveway storage spot. Unless the truck is close to straight with the trailer it can be quite difficult to unload the bars enough for easy removal.
Hitch is stone cold quiet. Not a creak or peep.
It is quite heavy though. I'd say the hitch head alone is around 55-65 lbs. A good bit of a workout getting it in and out of the receiver.
Overall, it's a great rig and I highly recommend it.
Positives: great control, easy setup and teardown once adjusted, adjustments easily done (pull pins and adjusters abound), they offer different weight bars so if you trade up (or down) to a bigger trailer you just buy new bars and pop them on, and no special shank balls or other special bits required. It accepts "off the shelf" stuff.
Negatives: heavy, expensive, taller truck will need a different drop adapter (my 4x4 needed a longer hitch adapter tan what came with the hitch, 140 bucks more) and some issues with early production (but should all be out of the system by now).
Just my .02 on another option to consider....
:)
Husky Centerline WD hitch with built in "active" sway control;
http://www.huskytow.com/FTP/HuskyFeaturedProducts/HuskyCenterLine/Featured_CenterLineHitch_hv.html
Kind of like an Equil-I-zer design with "spring pots". They're belvedere washers working against pistons that activate during sway control, the web site gives you more "add hype" about it if you'd like to read it.
In a nutshell; it just plain works!
First, just so everyone knows I've got some experience with it, I threw it on and towed this trip;
With this rig:
Not a twitch wiggle or white knuckle moment the whole trip. Even when passing or getting passed by semi's.
Only problem we had was one of the "pressure discs" cracked. I called Husky and they overnighted a complete head assembly to the campground we were at free of charge.
Now mind you; they didn't just send just the small pressure disc (which just slides in and out of it's bore), they sent the entire head assembly, trailer frame brackets and a new drop adapter.
Basically, everything except the weight bars which are sized specifically to your trailer weight range.
Now that's service!
Apparently, they had an issue with early production run discs and the hardening of them to the point of being too brittle. Supposedly fixed in the manufacturing and I have no reason to doubt that after completing the trip without another problem.
Backing up is not and issue, even cranked right over. But I do disconnect the bars before backing into the campsite or the driveway storage spot. Unless the truck is close to straight with the trailer it can be quite difficult to unload the bars enough for easy removal.
Hitch is stone cold quiet. Not a creak or peep.
It is quite heavy though. I'd say the hitch head alone is around 55-65 lbs. A good bit of a workout getting it in and out of the receiver.
Overall, it's a great rig and I highly recommend it.
Positives: great control, easy setup and teardown once adjusted, adjustments easily done (pull pins and adjusters abound), they offer different weight bars so if you trade up (or down) to a bigger trailer you just buy new bars and pop them on, and no special shank balls or other special bits required. It accepts "off the shelf" stuff.
Negatives: heavy, expensive, taller truck will need a different drop adapter (my 4x4 needed a longer hitch adapter tan what came with the hitch, 140 bucks more) and some issues with early production (but should all be out of the system by now).
Just my .02 on another option to consider....
:)
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