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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TnAnFLA wrote:Hi Andy,
...I do think that Milt's obsequious (sp?) photo of the hitch with the come-along has it backwards. The TT doesn't "pull" on the linkage when it trys to sway, it actually "pushes" on it (I think).
I guess it depends on how you define the sway of a TT. I think of sway as the TT tongue trying to move side to side and that motion being multiplied by the TV. The way I understand the Hensley, part of the genius of the hitch is its ability to give to a certain amount of this side-to-side movement without transfering any of the forces to the TV with any kind of lever arm. In fact, as you trans-rotate a 4-bar linkage with the proportions the HA has, it moves several inches side-to-side with only a very slight change in angle between the TV and TT (approximately 5° each way). I believe this is far more effective in dampening the affect of a swinging (albeit ever-so-slight) TT on the TV than if the TV and TT were welded together.
Tim
