First Time with ProPride
So we just made our first drive with the ProPride hitch. Although it was only about 25 miles, it included hills (up and down), curves at freeway speeds, and a bit of breezy weather. This hitch is ...
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Wes Tausend wrote:
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I would recommend against leaving the jack foot down below the WD bars on a Hensley. The Hensley hitch is capable of turning so sharp (I'm not sure about the Pro-Pride), that under some tight-turn conditions a bar will side-swipe the jack shaft and cause a severe bind. Keeping the foot up and clear and, if necessary, straightening the hitch head by straightening out the rig angle is the preferred method to be able to lower the jack for parking. The Hensley can turn significantly sharper than standard hitches because the extra stinger length provides extra clearance so that the truck bumper does not strike the A-framed TT tongue so far back where it is still wide. A Hensley is about one foot longer than a standard hitch, and in my case as an advantage, allows my tailgate to drop fully down clear. I can't say that about the new Eaz-Lift I bought (The tailgate hits my power jack head just past half open).
These ingenious 4-Link Hensley designed hitches do exactly as they state. They provide a sway-free, safe towing experience, even in extreme adverse conditions, and no other TT hitch type (other than a Pull-Rite) can perform as well. That is why I am keeping mine, even if I don't use it all the time.
I do a lot of local camping where I don't need an anti-sway "highway" hitch.
Wes
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In my case, I have no choice. My OEM hitch foot will not go high enough to clear the WD bars. The Foot was JUST high enough that it actually caught on the bar once while turning, which is how I discovered the issue.
I have towed over 3000 miles with the current combo, and had no interference issue with the jack shaft. Doesn't mean it can't happen, I just know it hasn't so far. I'll try to remember this evening to pivot the head to it's max turning point and see if interference can, indeed, occur. If so, I'm not sure what I can do.
I suspect that the top links on the hitch (strut bars) will bind before the head can rotate past that center point, but I won't know until I test at home. Should be easy enough to do while unhooked and tongue jack all the way down.
