Reese WD head clarification
Hey Guys I have a Reese weight distributing hitch with trunnion bars along with dual cam setup. It was purchased in 2010 may but wether it was made in that era is unknown. It came with 1200/12000 b...
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well john and other guys following and helping with my thread, i bit the bullet and bought the hitch today. got the 1 inch rise ball made by curt with machine finish 25000# could not find a 1/4" washer to use as a spacer and dont have a 450# torque wrench so just torqued the ball on at the shop and hopefully it works out for me. i can go back and use it again if i need. also the store that sells the 1" rise can also get me the 2" curt rise as well for $30
so for my hitch height it was at 21 1/4" empty and 19 1/4" slip tank full right now it is empty so i took a picture of how it is sitting.
i got about 9 inches out of the ball rise the way i inverted the shank and used the top hole sitting at 30 1/4" empty slip tank
my trailer is far from level, and my driveway even though paved has so many holes and uneven that its to difficult to get correct numbers. right now it sits at 32" when the trailer is level. but driveway slopes down from wheels so im guessing closer to the 30" range where the hitch is at now if not lower. have to find a big empty parking lot somewhere i guess and soon, need to tow on july 2nd about 400 miles and it could be a super windy day. the other problem is having my trailer loaded full of tonnes of my belongings as im moving on june 30th and into the 1st, doesnt give me a lot of time to dial in the hitch.
i attached pics of what i got, looks like i got the new silver style cams, 26002 (still unclear on the difference between them and the 26025 classic style as the classic is $250 more at most places) also they have the bent style brackets.
read through the instructions seemed pretty straight forward. should i be following reese specs for sizing or have you guys found from trial and error different distances and locations for mounting better?
picked up carriage bolts, some extra grade 8 1/2" washers for spacing on dual cam bracket and some 1/2" bolts and hardware if needed.
i want to have the sway cam mounts installed and adjusted perfectly so come july 1st the only thing i might have to adjust is the head angle and height if necessary. i gave the head a bit of tilt towards the rear just as a guess you should be able to see in pics i have play both ways a bit. have a torque wrench that will go to 300# so im good there.
thanks for all y'alls help
so for my hitch height it was at 21 1/4" empty and 19 1/4" slip tank full right now it is empty so i took a picture of how it is sitting.
i got about 9 inches out of the ball rise the way i inverted the shank and used the top hole sitting at 30 1/4" empty slip tank
my trailer is far from level, and my driveway even though paved has so many holes and uneven that its to difficult to get correct numbers. right now it sits at 32" when the trailer is level. but driveway slopes down from wheels so im guessing closer to the 30" range where the hitch is at now if not lower. have to find a big empty parking lot somewhere i guess and soon, need to tow on july 2nd about 400 miles and it could be a super windy day. the other problem is having my trailer loaded full of tonnes of my belongings as im moving on june 30th and into the 1st, doesnt give me a lot of time to dial in the hitch.
i attached pics of what i got, looks like i got the new silver style cams, 26002 (still unclear on the difference between them and the 26025 classic style as the classic is $250 more at most places) also they have the bent style brackets.
read through the instructions seemed pretty straight forward. should i be following reese specs for sizing or have you guys found from trial and error different distances and locations for mounting better?
picked up carriage bolts, some extra grade 8 1/2" washers for spacing on dual cam bracket and some 1/2" bolts and hardware if needed.
i want to have the sway cam mounts installed and adjusted perfectly so come july 1st the only thing i might have to adjust is the head angle and height if necessary. i gave the head a bit of tilt towards the rear just as a guess you should be able to see in pics i have play both ways a bit. have a torque wrench that will go to 300# so im good there.
thanks for all y'alls help
