Anyone broken a Hensley?
Anybody broken a hensley arrow? I've had one since 2004. Been happily towing. On the way home tonight. I'm 4 turns from the house and I turn the corner and the hitch makes noise that didn't sound rig...
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In my instance after using hindsight and some of the things I noticed with
my trailer/truck and I didn't put as much thought into...I think that
inspecting the hitch more often would have led to me discovering a crack as
opposed to not realizing it until the hitch totally failed. It was a
learning experience. In the interim I weighed the tongue of my camper and
I'm closer to the hensley limit than I'd like so I decided to load the
camper different and be more mindful of what I'm loading in the front of
the camper as well as to travelling with full or empty holding tanks, etc.
load the truck different as well as getting a new hitch receiver.
I was prepared to install the refurbished hensley when I happened to surf
Craigslist and found a used pro pride 1.5 hours from my home and I
purchased it for half what a new one would cost.
So what I learned is that hitches are moving parts and while the manual
does not say, they require more intense periodic inspection. Just like
replacing the hitch reveiver on my truck because of wear or weakness.
What I also will say is that I still think that these hitches breaking are
in the minority for the amount of them out there. I also think it happens
to the people who have the heavier tongue weight campers and I think it's
why Pro-pride specifically made that area heavier. Having towed with
friction sway control, 2 friction sway controls and the reese dual cam
setup. Other than a 5th wheel, I'd never...And let me say again...I'd Never
go back to another hitch other than the hensley or pro pride...Yes...They
tow that well and to me are still worth every penny.
I also believe you can buy a pro-pride for the same price as a refurb hensley
my trailer/truck and I didn't put as much thought into...I think that
inspecting the hitch more often would have led to me discovering a crack as
opposed to not realizing it until the hitch totally failed. It was a
learning experience. In the interim I weighed the tongue of my camper and
I'm closer to the hensley limit than I'd like so I decided to load the
camper different and be more mindful of what I'm loading in the front of
the camper as well as to travelling with full or empty holding tanks, etc.
load the truck different as well as getting a new hitch receiver.
I was prepared to install the refurbished hensley when I happened to surf
Craigslist and found a used pro pride 1.5 hours from my home and I
purchased it for half what a new one would cost.
So what I learned is that hitches are moving parts and while the manual
does not say, they require more intense periodic inspection. Just like
replacing the hitch reveiver on my truck because of wear or weakness.
What I also will say is that I still think that these hitches breaking are
in the minority for the amount of them out there. I also think it happens
to the people who have the heavier tongue weight campers and I think it's
why Pro-pride specifically made that area heavier. Having towed with
friction sway control, 2 friction sway controls and the reese dual cam
setup. Other than a 5th wheel, I'd never...And let me say again...I'd Never
go back to another hitch other than the hensley or pro pride...Yes...They
tow that well and to me are still worth every penny.
I also believe you can buy a pro-pride for the same price as a refurb hensley
