Hensley Arrow: How does it REALLY work?
There have been several discussions on this hitch that have become somewhat 'controversial'. I am NOT trying to stir this controversy/bashing back up. Instead, I'd like to see a good, intelligent di...
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Stressor wrote:
...The pendulum analogy works, but the hitch is not like a pendulum linkage in that the TT ends of the linkage can only move side to side in response to a lateral force applied along the side of the travel trailer...
I think Ron was using the pendulum analogy to compare a conventional hitch that pivots at the ball coupler to a Hensley hitch which pivots at the point projected to by the side links (the VPP). Forget the lateral forces for a second and just think of the range of motion dictated by the geometry of the linkage. Does that help?
Tim
