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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You know, Don, I said at the very beginning of this discussion, that I suspected there was more to the Hensley's design/benefit, than just the fact it projects the pivot point close toward your rear axle. That was what I had hoped to bring out from this discussion.
I remember saying in the beginning, that in my case, it would imply the pivot point is about 20" behind the rear axle. Given what we have experienced with the Hensley (similar to your travelling 70 mph with no concerns about the trailer), I never could really 'buy' that this was all there is to how the Hensley works.
Perhaps this is the other piece to it - the fact that the 4 bar linkage, due to the way Hensley has designed it, makes it such the trailer just cannot induce any pivoting AT ALL, when its being pulled on. Not just that the pivot point is projected toward the rear axle, but more, the pivot is made impossible, from the trailer's perspective, as long as the TV is 'pulling' the trailer.
Will
I remember saying in the beginning, that in my case, it would imply the pivot point is about 20" behind the rear axle. Given what we have experienced with the Hensley (similar to your travelling 70 mph with no concerns about the trailer), I never could really 'buy' that this was all there is to how the Hensley works.
Perhaps this is the other piece to it - the fact that the 4 bar linkage, due to the way Hensley has designed it, makes it such the trailer just cannot induce any pivoting AT ALL, when its being pulled on. Not just that the pivot point is projected toward the rear axle, but more, the pivot is made impossible, from the trailer's perspective, as long as the TV is 'pulling' the trailer.
Will
