Camco EAZ-LIFT R6 TT Hitch
Hi there Guy and Gal RVers After 20 years owning/using a 32’ 5W we are in the process of down sizing to a 28’8” OAL TT (24’ box length) Specificity an Outdoors RV, Timber Ridge 24RKS. Does anybo...
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Rover_Bill wrote:carringb wrote:
...The R6 hitch is still predominantly friction based, so you'd have to "turn it off" in wintry conditions....
EAZ-LIFT has two versions of their ReCurve hitches - R3 and R6. The R3 version is friction based. The tighter you screw down the clamp the more friction is exerted to keep the trailer from going out of alignment (and more friction to keep the trailer from RETURNING into alignment). You must manually totally loosen the screw clamp to turn off sway control.
The R6 control uses two SPRING LOADED bearing for control - one under each bar. The bearings help resist the trailer from going out of alignment but once it is out of alignment (less than 10 degrees) the bearing actually help PUSH the trailer back into alignment. If the trailer is more than 10 degrees out of alignment (as when turning) the bearings are disengaged and there is no extra force on the hitch. You can manually engage one bearing for partial sway control, two bearings for full control, or leave both bearings disengaged for no control.
I haven't been able to find much actual info on the hitch, besides their terrible promotional videos. How does this bearing "push" anything? That's not how typical bearings work... Does it have some sort of ramp or cam built in?
Regardless, I was basing my post on their website which says: The sway control can easily be turned completely off in dangerous or icy road conditions. IMO, if anything has to be adjusted for winter towing, and you tow in the winter anywhere in the NW, this might not be the most appropriate hitch.
