ProPride 3p hitch
I bit the bullet today and ordered my new ProPride 3p 1400 hitch. Whadaya think? DW grabs the dash every time the trailer sways with the other friction bar sway control and we're thinking of getting a...
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Ridgerunner29 wrote:BarneyS wrote:Ridgerunner29 wrote:
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Also, in reference to an earlier post in this thread, I don't see how tension on Propride WD bars could cause any more stress on your hitch receiver than any other WD hitch.
It is not the tension on the WD bars that can cause problems.
The Hensley and PP hitches put terrific horizontal (left,right) stresses on the receiver while a normal hitch only puts vertical stresses on the receiver.
Barney
I'm not sure I understand the cause of the left / right forces other than what is caused by the hitch preventing sway. The TT will follow the TV with no lateral forces.
Can you point me to more information about the left / right forces with the Propride and Hensley?
As a result of this thread, I discussed the above theory of additional stresses caused by a Propride hitch with Sean at Propride today.
First Sean said that industry professionals are not allowed to post to this forum. So he can not directly dispute this theory of horizontal stress.
He told me that sway forces exerted on the receiver from a conventional hitch are many times greater than any forces ever exerted by either a Propride or Hensley Arrow.
My personal experience with the Propride has been extremely good.
Can someone point me to information that indicates that Propride or Hensley hitches exert more stress on a TV receiver hitch than any other conventional TT hitch setup?
