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myredracer
May 27, 2018Explorer II
Never heard of a need to do that. Note that receivers have a weight rating without a WDH hooked up and you could be exceeding the max. rating which is typically 500 lbs, which equates to a small TT.
I once had to back up down a twisty 1/4 mile lane with a 20' TT and basic round bar WDH (hooked up) to get to the last site in a CG (no place to turn around at end of road). Easy peasy. :) I've been backing up for years regularly with our Reese DC and never had an issue even at acute angles.
TTs with pronounced front caps can tag the TV at acute angles before the WDH crashes into the A-frame. You may want to do a test to see how sharp an angle you can back up with before something gets damaged so you'll know when to stop and straighten out.
I once had to back up down a twisty 1/4 mile lane with a 20' TT and basic round bar WDH (hooked up) to get to the last site in a CG (no place to turn around at end of road). Easy peasy. :) I've been backing up for years regularly with our Reese DC and never had an issue even at acute angles.
TTs with pronounced front caps can tag the TV at acute angles before the WDH crashes into the A-frame. You may want to do a test to see how sharp an angle you can back up with before something gets damaged so you'll know when to stop and straighten out.
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