Reese Dual Cam Head Replacement
Has anyone had luck with replacement of a faulty hitch head by Reese? I called Reese today regarding the upper lip of the trunnion socket on the drivers side bending on a 45 degree bend toward the tr...
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Kampfirekid wrote:
I confirmed with Reese that the 1200 and 1500 Trunnions bars are the exact same length and snap brackets are heavy duty on the 1200 and up (same).
I decided to not get a replacement head now, or try to configure the setup with the 1200 bars. I ordered the Equalizer 1400. After setting up the Equalizer, I will find a replacement head for the Reese and sell the whole Reese Dual Cam setup. I'm not interested in disconnecting bars when backing up or turning tighter turns. In close to 8 years with my last Equalizer, I never had a hiccup. The potential of breaking another head doesn't interest me.
Thanks to everyone for your input.
I won't comment on your decision to go with the Equalizer. I never owned one and have heard they work well. My only point is the continuing notion that Dual Cams have to have their bars removed to back up. Unless it's an extreme compound angle and/or the hitch isn't set up correctly, there is no need to remove the bars to back up. This myth continues to perpetuate and it simply isn't true outside the parameters I mentioned. I had an issue early on similar to yours (wrong head and bad set up) and did in fact blame the hitch initially when I spit a bar across a campground parking lot late one night while turning around. At the time, my hitch was not set up correctly and I did not understand all that I now do. Since my issue has been resolved, I have been backing into spaces for almost 4 years without a hiccup and never removed the bars once. Just an FYI. Good luck with the new hitch.
