need some WDH advice
Last year in an effort to save money after buying my first TT I bought a second hand Reese WDH. I'm unsure of the model but it is one of the ones that you insert the bars into the hitch from the botto...
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RockDodger wrote:
Those kind of WDH rigs are designed to fall out of their sockets at near close to 90 degrees (or perpendicular) to the rear of the vehicle so as not to damage the hitch or the trailer, or both. If you are anticipating extremely tight turns, you might consider removing the bars first (ie: backing into a tight spot). If you are moving forward, the only time this will happen is when making a full u-turn. That is something that you should never do with a trailer attached anyway.
You can change WDH rig, but you may damage your hitch or your truck by making continually tight turns with the WDH attached no matter what rig you use. Make sure the connector heads are greased well, and that the ball bearing retainers are working properly.
not from backing, actually from tight turn driving forward, and it will fall out randomly at times. Only one side continuously does this which is why I considered replacing one bar but it may be all jacked up inside the hitch and the problem might not just be the bar. It happens on tight turns driving forward in a gas station every time when I swing wide to line up for a pump. It shouldn't be a problem in this instance or so fellow RVers at pumps next to me have said. Oh and I take it off every time before backing into campsite.
