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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ttsr4us wrote:
I have read this with great interest. I am a Hensley owner and it taimed my sway problem which my Reese Dual Cam was unable to do. I am reaching some understandind about how this hitch works but am not quite there yet. One problem I have is that I am able to move the hitch from the TT end when I insert a bar into the hitch to unlock the drop down bar which prevents the hitch from moving when disconnected from the trailer. I can rotate it around quite freely buy pushing into the TV direction and applying a rotating force at the same time. So is this a force direction issue, ie tension rather than compression which would also explain why the brakes on the trailer have to be set correctly? Sorry to stir the pot but I have not seen this aspect discussed. (I may have missed it)
If I read this correctly, you are actually moving the tow vehicle end when you are inserting a bar to move the lock out of the way. You have become the stinger and tow vehicle. It is not a force direction issue, it is strictly a linkage issue. The linkage is narrower at the TV end, and movement can occur due to simple leverage.
