New WD Hitch Needed- Reese DC or SC?
We are very seriously considering upgrading to a new trailer, a Jayco 32BHDS. Listed dry tw is ~900lbs, so I am figuring after propane and battery, close to 1200lbs + what is loaded in the trailer, so...
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I'll provide a less positive point of view.
Many modern trailers are built with a thin tube style A-Frame and the DC system with the default install is asking for problems.
By default install I mean the self tapping screws and the snap up with no additional fasteners.
I would suggest at the **very least** that the dual cam on a heavy tongue weight trailer with a tube frame use rivet nuts for both the cam mounts **and** the snap up mount.
Depending on the amount of fabrication/cost you want to add you can take other approaches to re-enforce the mounting. There are stronger options such as through bolting with an internal sleeve or mounting to plates that sandwich the A-Frame for a no drill solution.
If the trailer has a C-Frame then mounting is a little easier and using nuts/bolts for both the DC mount and the snap ups should work well.
Many modern trailers are built with a thin tube style A-Frame and the DC system with the default install is asking for problems.
By default install I mean the self tapping screws and the snap up with no additional fasteners.
I would suggest at the **very least** that the dual cam on a heavy tongue weight trailer with a tube frame use rivet nuts for both the cam mounts **and** the snap up mount.
Depending on the amount of fabrication/cost you want to add you can take other approaches to re-enforce the mounting. There are stronger options such as through bolting with an internal sleeve or mounting to plates that sandwich the A-Frame for a no drill solution.
If the trailer has a C-Frame then mounting is a little easier and using nuts/bolts for both the DC mount and the snap ups should work well.
