releasing wdh setup after parking...
Hello, I was talking to an CW salesman who proceeded to tell me when he backs into his campsite, instead of removing all his wdh set up he pulls the pin holding the hitch to the receiver on the tr...
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I think you are correct and the salesman was just telling tall tales. There is no way that the shank is going to come out of the receiver with the WD bars still tensioned. Even if it would, the hitch would slam down very hard and probably break something or come off the trailer coupler.
Another thing, as already mentioned, when hooking back up the WD bars would have to be loosened in order to get the shank level enough to insert into the hitch receiver. Then, once inserted, the pin hole would have to be located by driving the truck forward or backward to insert the pin.
This whole thing smells of a salesmans lie to try to impress. Instead, he actually showed his ignorance, in my opinion.
Downthroad,
We Hensley users use that method because that is the way the hitch is designed. The relatively light "stinger" is inserted by hand into the receiver and the pin put in place. Then the stinger is backed into the hitch, which has remained on the trailer, and is secured by the latches.
This process sounds like a pain and hard to do but in actuality, it is quite easy. When I first got my Hensley, I did it myself by using the GOAL method. Only had to get out and look about three or four times.
After a year or so, I purchase a mirror that hooked over my truck tailgate and could see the hitch and was able to back it in on the first try every time. Now, I have a camera built in to the tailgate and can do it in one try every time also.
If one understands how the Hensley works, then hitching up is a non issue. :)
Barney
Another thing, as already mentioned, when hooking back up the WD bars would have to be loosened in order to get the shank level enough to insert into the hitch receiver. Then, once inserted, the pin hole would have to be located by driving the truck forward or backward to insert the pin.
This whole thing smells of a salesmans lie to try to impress. Instead, he actually showed his ignorance, in my opinion.
Downthroad,
We Hensley users use that method because that is the way the hitch is designed. The relatively light "stinger" is inserted by hand into the receiver and the pin put in place. Then the stinger is backed into the hitch, which has remained on the trailer, and is secured by the latches.
This process sounds like a pain and hard to do but in actuality, it is quite easy. When I first got my Hensley, I did it myself by using the GOAL method. Only had to get out and look about three or four times.
After a year or so, I purchase a mirror that hooked over my truck tailgate and could see the hitch and was able to back it in on the first try every time. Now, I have a camera built in to the tailgate and can do it in one try every time also.
If one understands how the Hensley works, then hitching up is a non issue. :)
Barney
