[A/S] Reply to comment about hitch

["Lewis Leistikow" <LewLei@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

If it works for you, don't change.  As for me, I was having trouble 
keeping my '86 34 footer under control with the dual cam plus two 
friction sway bars.  If I checked the set-up/adjustment of the hitch 
a couple of times a year, I could keep it to where it was at least 
marginal.  We were full timing, the trailer was about 1,000 over 
gross and the truck was very heavy too, carrying a motorcycle plus 
all my tools etc in the bed.

When I traded for a '98 34 footer, it was a disaster waiting to 
happen.  Trying to balance the trailer loading as much as I could, 
the thing was still tail heavy.  I could not keep it on the road.  
Within a month after buying the brand new trailer, I was ready to 
sell it.  As a last resort, I bought and installed the Hensley.  
Problem solved.  Solid as a rock and no 'push' from trucks or 
winds.  For a big trailer heavily loaded, it is the answer.  For 
shorter and lighter trailers, it is an extra margin of safety.

I don't believe you can blame the hitch for an inferior receiver.  I 
also had a class IV receiver break on me.  The metal of the hitch 
broke next to the bolts that mounted it to the frame.  Out of 6 
bolts holding it up, only two remained when I discovered it.  The 
Titan class V was mounted the next day.  It is beefy and sure gave 
me confidence.  When I bought the new truck this summer, I insisted 
on a class V hitch.  It isn't a Titan, but it is much stronger than 
the stock receivers that come with the tow package.

MTCW - - - Lew