Who needs the Equalizer Tool to lift bars
I raised my L brackets one hole today to apply more weight to my steer axle. I was on level ground. I needed to use the tool to lift the bars onto the L Brackets. I could have gone higher with the ja...
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camperdave wrote:wrvond wrote:
The tools are not intended to be used under pressure. They are simply a safety item to keep your hands out of harm's way. If you are having to exert effort to lift the WD/AS bars or chain hooks into position or release them, then you either have too much tension on the bars, or the hitch head is too low.
Remember, too much tension on the WD bars is just as bad (or worse) than not enough. If your bars are rated too high for the job, they will result in a much harsher ride.
Are you saying that with the trailer hitched up and the tongue jack up, that the bars should just slip onto the L brackets? that makes no sense at all. If it required no pressure to lift the bars on, then they would not be doing anything once up there.
I agree and think wrvond is "all wet" so to speak and have no idea where that idea about them not being intended to use under pressure came from:h
Use you electric jack to raise the system enough to slip the bars on by hand.
Larry
