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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willald wrote:
--- it is interesting to hear that Hensley's projected pivot point is 5 1/2 feet forward, we estimated it at more like 4 feet forward. Becomes a question of, did we mis-measure or miscalculate somehow, or did Hensley stretch the truth a bit, for marketing? Perhaps a little of both.
Will,
If you or another HA owner could get Hensley Mfg. to divulge the exact center-center spacings for the linkage pins, we could settle the question of how far the pivot point is projected forward. In the straight-ahead towing configuration, it is a matter of simple trigonometry to determine the point at which the side links would converge.
The Hensley patent document gives the following C-C spacings for the linkage pins:
Left front to right front = 7.125"
Left front to left rear = 4.5"
Right front to right rear = 4.5"
Left rear to right rear = 7.875"
Other Hensley information suggests that the front to rear spacings are 5.0" Sure would be nice to know what Hensley says the values are.
Ron
