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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tluxon wrote:ttsr4us wrote:Exactly! The force must be applied in a direction that complies with the tightly restricted elliptical-like path of the linkage in order to get it to move. Any other direction and/or combination will be met with incredible resistance, making many conclude that it is "locked" or rigid. It's not, but good luck ever getting a trailer to apply force and direction needed to pivot the hitch.
...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,...?
Brian, I believe you're the first Hensley owner to perceive the possibility of this behavior. You deserve some kind of award!
Tim
Tim,
Take the next 5 seconds and explain to us what you understand about come-a-longs, vehicle recovery straps, and willow trees.
The linkage is locked up from the travel trailer end, it moves freely from the TV end. See the pictures.
At what point does incredible resistance become locked up? In real life, 3/4 inch clevis pins do not bend. I have convincingly proven that there is no way to pivot the hitch from the travel trailer end without destroying hitch components, and had I kept on, I might have destroyed my TV hitch reciever, but the Hensley would not have pivoted, because it can't.
