Towing Safety Question
This morning on my way to work I saw a scary scene of an SUV towing a travel trailer. The SUV was a Jeep Cherokee and they were towing what looked to be an 18ft travel trailer. The were also using a...
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BarneyS wrote:
If he had a Hensley hitch then it was not installed properly. The hitch WILL NOT allow a trailer to throw any tow vehicle all over the road when being towed if there is tension between the tow vehicle and trailer.
In my opinion, the only way that could happen is if the struts between the hitch head and the frame brackets were not tightened down properly or even not installed. It does not depend at all on the amount of weight distribution. You could even tow without any spring bars attached and it would still not allow the trailer to throw the tow vehicle around.
Barney
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Only two things can cause a Hensley to do that, strut bars that are bent or not adjusted properly. The other thing would be the shear bolts on a strut mount been cut and the mount slid forward or back.
