Has anyone switched from a Hensley design hitch (Hensley Arrow or ProPride) to a Blue Ox SwayPro or other non-Hensley design hitch in order to simplify hitching and unhitching. I understand that the sway elimination may be compromised somewhat, but it would sure make life easier not to have to line up those angles to get the stinger to seat into or disengage from the hitch box, especially when you are dealing with uneven ground and severe angles when backing into tight spaces.

I never had much trouble hitching up with our Pro-Pride. Rather than buying a different hitch you might consider installing a back up camera. IMO a different hitch would be a step backward.

I haven’t but I did move to a Trekker by EazLift. So far I’m pretty happy with it and even more satisfied with the company. My next addition is a Gen Y. Can’t wait, so stoked.

Mortimer Brewster wrote:I never had much trouble hitching up with our Pro-Pride. Rather than buying a different hitch you might consider installing a back up camera. IMO a different hitch would be a step backward.I have a B/U camera.I love trailering except for hitching and unhitching. I want to make it as easy as possible. Dropping a trailer coupler on the ball is so much easier than every time having to line up the angles of the stinger with the hitch box in three different planes. I know all of the tips and tricks to do it, but it is still always a hassle.The reports I have read on the sway prevention and weight distribution of the BO SwayPro is very good.

The sway control will not be anything near the Hensley! If I were you, I would learn how to hitch up using a mirror on the back of your tow vehicle or a backup camera and keep the Hensley. You have the best hitch on the market and would probably be sorry once you gave up on it.Barney

Do you keep your pivot head loose. Grease your Stinger? With a camera I had no issues.Yes there is a learning curve to it, but the performance of the hitch makes it all worth while.After towing with the Hensley I would not be satisfied with another hitch other than a PP.

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Roadtech
Explorer
Feb 12, 2018
Mortimer Brewster wrote:
I never had much trouble hitching up with our Pro-Pride. Rather than buying a different hitch you might consider installing a back up camera. IMO a different hitch would be a step backward.

I have a B/U camera.

I love trailering except for hitching and unhitching. I want to make it as easy as possible. Dropping a trailer coupler on the ball is so much easier than every time having to line up the angles of the stinger with the hitch box in three different planes. I know all of the tips and tricks to do it, but it is still always a hassle.

The reports I have read on the sway prevention and weight distribution of the BO SwayPro is very good.
campigloo
Explorer
Feb 12, 2018
I haven’t but I did move to a Trekker by EazLift. So far I’m pretty happy with it and even more satisfied with the company. My next addition is a Gen Y.
Can’t wait, so stoked.
Mortimer_Brewst
Explorer II
Feb 12, 2018
I never had much trouble hitching up with our Pro-Pride. Rather than buying a different hitch you might consider installing a back up camera. IMO a different hitch would be a step backward.

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