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:
You know, Milt. You ought to mount a video camera on your truck and take the HA and your TT for a spin. Focus the camera on the hitch head and record how it behaves at different times during your trip. I think you'll be surprised to see just how much it "translates" (moves side-to-side) as you accelerate and brake (creating both tension and compression in the linkage) during your maneuvering. Unless the linkage pins are tight as a drum, you should see plenty of slight (and perhaps not-so-slight) side-to-side movement back there. What you won't notice is anything resembling sway, but don't mistake this for no movement at all.
Or is that just another one of my entertaining ideas that there's no point in trying "in the real world"?
Tim
Tim,
I will simply state that translation will only occur if the tow vehicle changes direction. It will not translate at all if the travel trailer initiates the directional change. In operation the rear of the travel trailer moves very little, until the steering wheel is turned.
A TV camera would be nice, but Hensley did that already and it shows a lot of translation as the tow vehicle travels in and around a series of pylons.
My rear glass, held down with a bungy cord, mirrors my hitch very well, and it does not translate at all during straight ahead pulling.
