Help setting hitch head angle
So we went to pickup out new/used Trail-lite 30BH today. I already thought I might need a longer drop hitch shank and it was confirmed today. Need to get about a 7" drop, basically I need to go down a...
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Sorry if I said round trunnion bar! I know the difference I just typed incorrectly! I have round bars.
As far as the shank and head are concerned, I've already flipped it from where it was and dropped the head as low as it will go. I have a new longer drop shank on the way.
I'll spend next weekend and get the hitch setup better. Probably won't get a dual can anytime soon but at least the WD will be setup right and be a little more stable back there.
On a side note, have any of you ever had a friction sway control "stick" and cause the trailer to track funny? It seemed that after a hard turn one way or the other, the trailer would tend to "push" the suburban the direction of the last turn! I could correct it by doing a small "s" turn but I don't ever remember that happening with our first trailer with a frictions type sway control. I tightened it per instructions on the control but I wonder if it was TOO tight?
As far as the shank and head are concerned, I've already flipped it from where it was and dropped the head as low as it will go. I have a new longer drop shank on the way.
I'll spend next weekend and get the hitch setup better. Probably won't get a dual can anytime soon but at least the WD will be setup right and be a little more stable back there.
On a side note, have any of you ever had a friction sway control "stick" and cause the trailer to track funny? It seemed that after a hard turn one way or the other, the trailer would tend to "push" the suburban the direction of the last turn! I could correct it by doing a small "s" turn but I don't ever remember that happening with our first trailer with a frictions type sway control. I tightened it per instructions on the control but I wonder if it was TOO tight?
