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RE: hitch instalation
As far as I know, if you want the best handling rig, your hitch should be directly above, or 1-2 inches in front of the center of the axle.
Barney
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BarneyS
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06/19/13 07:30am |
Towing
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RE: Sway caused accident on I-75
Yep, looks like a Reese DC to me.
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p254/number40Fan/hitch_zps886a8377.png
Nope. That is a normal trunnion style WD hitch. If it were a Dual Cam there would not be any chains attached to the WD bar. You can see the chain attached to the bars. On the Dual Cam system, the chains are attached or fastened to the cams, not the bars, in both the new and old style systems. I blew up the picture much larger than shown to see the bars.
Barney
That is a duel cam, you can see the cam on the frame if you look left of the tires on the front a frame.
Yep, you may be correct. That does look like a Dual Cam arm. I don't understand the chains in the picture then. They should be attached to the cams arms. The Dual Cam system does not use chains that are fastened to the bars. What is that thing hanging down on the right attached to the chain? It sure looks like a trunnion WD bar to me.
Barney
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BarneyS
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06/18/13 08:21am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Sway caused accident on I-75
Yep, looks like a Reese DC to me.
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p254/number40Fan/hitch_zps886a8377.png
Nope. That is a normal trunnion style WD hitch. If it were a Dual Cam there would not be any chains attached to the WD bar. You can see the chain attached to the bars. On the Dual Cam system, the chains are attached or fastened to the cams, not the bars, in both the new and old style systems. I blew up the picture much larger than shown to see the bars.
Barney
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BarneyS
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06/18/13 07:11am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Sway caused accident on I-75
Deleted. Double post.
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BarneyS
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06/18/13 07:09am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Wheel chocks
You should be using wheel chocks on both sides of the trailer regardless of whether it is bouncing or not. The chocks are to keep the trailer from moving forward or backward or twisting when you unhook from the tow vehicle. They should always be the first thing on and the last thing off.
Good chocks will also help with slight forward/backward movement but you need to keep in mind that your trailer is sitting on rubber tires and springs so it is going to move a bit no matter what you do other than putting it up on concrete blocks. There have been a couple of good suggestions above to help with the slight movement but don't expect to get rid of all of it.
When we stay for an extended time, like when we are in Florida for the winter, I put aluminum jack stands under the frame right in front of the wheels near the middle of the trailer. I also use good Rotochoks between the wheels.
Barney
http://i.imgur.com/wFM5Ajf.jpg width=200
http://i.imgur.com/5JZ91Uz.jpg width=300
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BarneyS
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06/16/13 09:18am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Can you help me with this floor plan?
There is nothing wrong with a rubber roof at all. In fact, I prefer a rubber roof over any of the other types. There are probably more rubber roofs than any other type of material on RV's. I would not make the type of roof a concern in my selection of RV. There are many much more important items to be concerned about.
Barney
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BarneyS
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06/16/13 09:03am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Equalizer vs Dual Cam
If your bars are pointing DOWN, your setup is wrong, should be parallel to trailer frame or slightly up.
As for friction or not, who cares?
It works, but takes a lot of tinkering to set up correctly.
Nope! The trunnion style bars are designed to point downward when they are in use.
The round style bars should be parallel to the trailer frame. None should be pointed up.
Barney
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BarneyS
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06/15/13 07:50pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Gulf Stream Amerilite defect?
Maybe you could loosen the U bolts holding the axles on and slide the axle over a bit to give you some more clearance.
Barney
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BarneyS
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06/15/13 07:44pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: How to estimate returning 50% load without scales
In my opinion, measuring the front rise/drop will get you in the ballpark well enough to get the trailer home. Then, as you already mentioned, you can load it up, take it to the scales, and set the hitch up properly.
Barney
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BarneyS
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06/15/13 11:53am |
Towing
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RE: RECALL - Lite Cylinder Company, ALL composite Cylinders
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BarneyS
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06/15/13 11:48am |
Towing
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RE: E2 or E4 fastway hitch for my new camper?
I would spring the extra money for the 4 way hitch. It has much more sway control than the E2. Just make sure you get the proper weight WD bars as they are not interchangeable if you get the wrong size.
The E2 hitch gets its' sway control from the WD bar/L bracket interface.
The 4 way hitch gets its' sway main sway control from the WD bar socket/hitch head interface and its' secondary sway control from the WD bar/L bracket interface just as the E2 does. There is not nearly as much friction generated at the L brackets as there is at the hitch head.
Barney
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BarneyS
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06/14/13 07:35pm |
Towing
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RE: Heavy Duty Trailer Jack Caster Wheel
I find that it makes hooking up easier. Boondocking, I place a 2' leveling board under the wheel which I position at right angles to the axis of the trailer. That give me some left/right wiggle room to position the tongue over the ball.
LS
You might want to think about the Hitch Helper. It allows you to move the tongue left or right about 6 inches either way. Safer than using a wheel which could let the trailer move when you don't want it to.
Barney
http://i.imgur.com/JRajdjP.jpg
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BarneyS
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06/14/13 01:48pm |
Do It Yourself Modifications and Upgrades (DIY)
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RE: Switch Style Battery Disconnect
It could very well be on a motorhome, in which case it could make a difference.
Barney
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BarneyS
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06/14/13 01:20pm |
Do It Yourself Modifications and Upgrades (DIY)
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RE: Heavy Duty Trailer Jack Caster Wheel
Is your trailer small and light enough to move it around by hand without using the tow vehicle, especially in sand, gravel, or grass? If not, then I cannot see the reason for the wheel instead of a regular pad. Just curious why you needed a wheel.
Nice job by the way! :)
Barney
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BarneyS
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06/14/13 01:16pm |
Do It Yourself Modifications and Upgrades (DIY)
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RE: Are CB radios still used?
Mine is on whenever we are towing. I do not notice much, if any, bad language anymore. Now and then there will be a convoy of truckers who are talking with each other but most of the time the thing is silent. It is very useful for traffic backup information.
Barney
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BarneyS
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06/13/13 07:34am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Does Equalizer break in?
You should put grease, any kind will do, on the surfaces where the bar sockets meet with the hitch head surface. You should also put some on the ball. If you wish to lessen the noise, you can put some on the bars where they rest on the L brackets. This however will lessen the sway control a little bit and also make the bars quite messy to handle.
In other words, grease is necessary wherever you have metal on metal contact.
Barney
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BarneyS
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06/13/13 06:51am |
Towing
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RE: RV.Net Stickers, 2 pics, a story, a question....
Do they make an RV.Net "Weight Police" sticker? :)
http://i.imgur.com/JddvFBP.jpg
Barney :B
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BarneyS
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06/12/13 06:12pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Beginner in this Community Forum
Pitch summed it up pretty well but he left out one thing. PLEASE read the Forum Rules that everyone agrees to (but seldom read) before you post very much. That will sure help with the moderation necessary. :W
Thanks, and WELCOME to the forums! :)
Barney
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BarneyS
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06/12/13 05:46pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Battery Case Tie Down Straps
You can use any kind of strap. The boxes are not going to jump off the frame anyway because they are so heavy and the front of the trailer does not bounce that much. The main thing the straps do is hold on the cover. No need to fasten the boxes to the frame any other way.
That is the way my trailer was set up until a couple of weeks ago. As don0128 mentioned in his post above, here is what I am using now. :) Here it is ready to mount on to my trailer after I hook the two batteries together. Torklift battery box.
Barney
http://i.imgur.com/OssdBZv.jpg width=500
http://i.imgur.com/r9pZDri.jpg width=500
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BarneyS
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06/12/13 08:25am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Single or Double sway bar
ANY trailer will sway given the right circumstances! To say that a trailer that is set up correctly WILL NOT sway is incorrect. Also, most serious "sway" events start out with a "wiggle"! I agree that the wiggle from a passing semi or gust of wind is usually not serious enough to start a sway event but, under the right circumstances, it could be.
See my post made a couple of years ago here.
If a person were going downhill, braking for a curve, and being passed by a fast moving semi or bus, or get hit with a wind gust, then that wiggle could very easily turn into a serious event. I think all travel trailers should use some kind of sway control regardless of whether they have the hitch setup correctly, the trailer loaded correctly, the tires aired up correctly, the axles aligned correctly etc. etc. etc.
Barney
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BarneyS
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06/12/13 07:41am |
Towing
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