Reese Dual Cam Issue - Brackets
Hey all, recently got a new travel trailer with a heavier tongue weight then our old trailer and have been running into an issue with the snap-up brackets bending. I contacted Reese and they had me ma...
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You want Reese's HD brackets like in the photo. They have gussets welded to them to stiffen them. Can also add bolts into the A-frame through the square holes on the brackets using Reese's forming screws. The HD brackets came with our 800 lb Reese DC package which was nice because we ended up having to upgrade to 1200 lb bars due to the actual tongue wt. being nearly twice the dry tongue wt.
For tongues weight above approx. 1000-1100 lbs, keep an eye on the mounting screws/bolts for the cam arm brackets as they can loosen. Ours did shortly after installation with a TW of about 950 lbs. There are better ways to bolt the cam arm brackets in place instead of using the forming screws (which have less than 2 threads engaged in the A-frame tubing wall).
For tongues weight above approx. 1000-1100 lbs, keep an eye on the mounting screws/bolts for the cam arm brackets as they can loosen. Ours did shortly after installation with a TW of about 950 lbs. There are better ways to bolt the cam arm brackets in place instead of using the forming screws (which have less than 2 threads engaged in the A-frame tubing wall).
