Nov-30-2013 07:00 PM
Aug-15-2014 06:19 AM
dieselsyndrome wrote:Also, have you had a chance to break look at the spring bar bushings? I'm very curious to know their condition.
Note to self - keep a watch on the area that failed.
I am not sure how to take apart the area to look at the spring bar bushings. But if anyone wants to analyse this hitch you are more than welcome. Because otherwise it is being sold for scrap metal.
Watching the hitch is a good idea. I perhaps was always looking at the wrong area. I looked at the orange part, struts and the screw buckles. I have always stored the hitch with a light coating of oil (Rust Check) and the hitch was religiously greased. I even oiled any moving parts. The bolts were all torque checked prior to the trip.
I would add to those of you towing with this hitch or any other than any unusual noises coming from the hitch area is cause for concern. Inspect your hitch immediately. Perhaps if I knew where to look for a failure I could have prevented the near accident that would ensued had it broken while driving.
Aug-15-2014 04:41 AM
Also, have you had a chance to break look at the spring bar bushings? I'm very curious to know their condition.
Note to self - keep a watch on the area that failed.
Aug-14-2014 01:22 PM
mhardin wrote:dieselsyndrome wrote:
...... But at this point I don't think I can trust Hensley again.
Out of the thousands of Hensleys on the road, I've heard of very few that have failed like yours. I don't think it matters which hitch you buy, it may break. Unlikely, but possible.
But, I do understand your position - when my last f-350 left me stranded with the trailer, I quit towing until I replaced it. I just couldn't trust the truck any longer. Overkill, I know, but I just couldn't get past it.
Aug-14-2014 11:31 AM
Aug-14-2014 10:00 AM
dieselsyndrome wrote:
...... But at this point I don't think I can trust Hensley again.
Aug-14-2014 09:41 AM
Would like to hear some specifics about your TT and TV as far as weights and such. Would also be curious to see what the spring bar bushing looks like.
If you bought the unit new, it is under warranty.
Aug-14-2014 06:56 AM
dieselsyndrome wrote:
Broke my Hensley last week. Came off the I91 onto the 7 in Vermont had to brake a bit harder and heard the Hensley bump. After that the hitch started to make a "knocking" sound. I drove for about 10 minutes and then stopped. I checked the strut bars and they were still tight. Everything looked normal other than the hitch was off to one side. I added more grease and continued. When I got to the I90 I heard more of the "knocking" sound and pulled off at the next rest stop outside of Albany. The hitch was still off to one side, but everything looked ok (struts tight nothing looked out of the ordinary). I unhitched and re-centered the hitch manually and re-hitched. Added more grease and continued. No more noise everything seemed fine. Drove about 70-75 rock steady. Then after Syracuse got off onto the 690 and then off the highway and "bang". Trailer started swaying violently. I was able to stop and limp to the Camping World which was around the corner. Hitch destroyed. What a let down. Only about 25k on this thing. Good thing it didn't happen 5 minutes earlier. Ended up buying an Eaz-lift but not happy with it. Maybe time for a ProPride.
Hensley failure
Aug-14-2014 06:12 AM
dieselsyndrome wrote:
Broke my Hensley last week. Came off the I91 onto the 7 in Vermont had to brake a bit harder and heard the Hensley bump. After that the hitch started to make a "knocking" sound. I drove for about 10 minutes and then stopped. I checked the strut bars and they were still tight. Everything looked normal other than the hitch was off to one side. I added more grease and continued. When I got to the I90 I heard more of the "knocking" sound and pulled off at the next rest stop outside of Albany. The hitch was still off to one side, but everything looked ok (struts tight nothing looked out of the ordinary). I unhitched and re-centered the hitch manually and re-hitched. Added more grease and continued. No more noise everything seemed fine. Drove about 70-75 rock steady. Then after Syracuse got off onto the 690 and then off the highway and "bang". Trailer started swaying violently. I was able to stop and limp to the Camping World which was around the corner. Hitch destroyed. What a let down. Only about 25k on this thing. Good thing it didn't happen 5 minutes earlier. Ended up buying an Eaz-lift but not happy with it. Maybe time for a ProPride.
Hensley failure
Aug-13-2014 07:31 PM
Lynnmor wrote:
After seeing the thin metal parts I would never buy one. Hensley needs to go back to the drawing board and design something with some strength.
Aug-13-2014 07:17 PM
Aug-13-2014 11:38 AM
Aug-01-2014 07:51 AM
Jul-31-2014 04:02 AM
CarnationSailor wrote:
Since the Hensley manual does not list any items to be periodically replaced, what is your reference regarding which items should be replaced at what interval?
Jul-31-2014 03:57 AM