Dual cam VS Equalizer...I have both
So here is my humble Opinion. I just picked up a TH that came with a the four point equalizer hitch(1200# bars)so I just used that to tow home over 300 miles and it towed great, mind you that was and ...
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I've been using the DC setup for over a dozen years. From 2000 to 2004 I was using the DC with round bars and from 2004 to present I've been using the Dual Cam HP with the trunnion head.
Other than the setup needing some babysitting to make sure the detent of the spring bars hit the cams properly under various loading, I didn't have any trouble with the DC and was actually very pleased with it.
Two years ago when backing into a site with a little more angle than normal, I had a cam arm break.
Just over a week ago when towing over the horrible stretch of I-5 between Seattle and Tacoma, a cam arm got bent significantly.
While looking into a fix and hoping to avoid any further failures, I learned from 'Greg' at Trailer World just outside Bend, Oregon that when Cequent bought Reese a few years back, they began outsourcing components (including the cam arms) from China. He said he had been a long term proponent of the Dual Cam and had installed more of them than anyone else in the state. He now does a lot of installs for the military and says the Equal-i-zer is the only hitch that meets all their requirements. He also didn't have to work all that hard to convince me that the Equal-i-zer was considerably more fail-safe than the DC.
I called Cequent and they overnighted a brand-new Dual Cam HP set to me where we were camping. When I opened the box I saw that they had made a number of design changes since the new set I had purchased a couple years ago. The changes appear to be designed to improve the contact area between the spring bars and the cams, but also required me to drill new holes in the tongue frame to keep from having to use an excessive length of the cam arms (which would've made them more susceptible to bending).
I'm still satisfied with my DC setup, but if I was starting from scratch today I would most likely go with the Equal-i-zer. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like they have anything for tongue weights over 1200 pounds, so the OP may not have that option if they wish to stay within manufacturer ratings.
Other than the setup needing some babysitting to make sure the detent of the spring bars hit the cams properly under various loading, I didn't have any trouble with the DC and was actually very pleased with it.
Two years ago when backing into a site with a little more angle than normal, I had a cam arm break.
Just over a week ago when towing over the horrible stretch of I-5 between Seattle and Tacoma, a cam arm got bent significantly.
While looking into a fix and hoping to avoid any further failures, I learned from 'Greg' at Trailer World just outside Bend, Oregon that when Cequent bought Reese a few years back, they began outsourcing components (including the cam arms) from China. He said he had been a long term proponent of the Dual Cam and had installed more of them than anyone else in the state. He now does a lot of installs for the military and says the Equal-i-zer is the only hitch that meets all their requirements. He also didn't have to work all that hard to convince me that the Equal-i-zer was considerably more fail-safe than the DC.
I called Cequent and they overnighted a brand-new Dual Cam HP set to me where we were camping. When I opened the box I saw that they had made a number of design changes since the new set I had purchased a couple years ago. The changes appear to be designed to improve the contact area between the spring bars and the cams, but also required me to drill new holes in the tongue frame to keep from having to use an excessive length of the cam arms (which would've made them more susceptible to bending).
I'm still satisfied with my DC setup, but if I was starting from scratch today I would most likely go with the Equal-i-zer. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like they have anything for tongue weights over 1200 pounds, so the OP may not have that option if they wish to stay within manufacturer ratings.
