Weight dist. hitch---How much Hassel?
Been researching TT vs class C. For the sake of argument lets assume if I buy a trailer I will install an EQUALIZER 4 point hitch. Lets further assume that as I drive across America I will want to u...
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I am 80 years old and still tow my 30ft travel trailer around. I use a Hensley hitch which stays on the trailer. The only thing needing any lifting is the stinger which weighs in the neighborhood of 20-25lbs and is very easy to handle.
As far as hitching goes, my present truck has a backup camera and it is very simple to get the stinger in the hitch. Before that, I used a mirror that fit on the tailgate of my truck to see the hitch/stinger.
Both systems work well and only require getting out of the truck one time to check the height alignment of the stinger before inserting it in the hitch.
After that it is simply a matter of turning cranking up the bars and hooking up the chains, lights, and breakaway. Nothing different from any other hitch.
The nice thing about the Hensley, other than the sway control, is the fact that you don't have to manhandle any heavy items around. Everything stays attached to the trailer - including the bars - except for the stinger.
With any hitch, hooking up and unhooking is only a small part of the work necessary to travel with a trailer or any other RV. I certainly would not worry about it, consider it a hassle, or use it as a criteria for choosing one type of RV over another.
Barney
As far as hitching goes, my present truck has a backup camera and it is very simple to get the stinger in the hitch. Before that, I used a mirror that fit on the tailgate of my truck to see the hitch/stinger.
Both systems work well and only require getting out of the truck one time to check the height alignment of the stinger before inserting it in the hitch.
After that it is simply a matter of turning cranking up the bars and hooking up the chains, lights, and breakaway. Nothing different from any other hitch.
The nice thing about the Hensley, other than the sway control, is the fact that you don't have to manhandle any heavy items around. Everything stays attached to the trailer - including the bars - except for the stinger.
With any hitch, hooking up and unhooking is only a small part of the work necessary to travel with a trailer or any other RV. I certainly would not worry about it, consider it a hassle, or use it as a criteria for choosing one type of RV over another.
Barney
