Ron3rd wrote: Hi Jerem,
Good thing it did not happen on the open road! Looks like that Husky hitch head is not designed for the forces exerted by the dual cam set up. There's plenty of conventional WD hitches you can pick up on craigslist and elsewhere at decent prices.
I could only imagine the possible damage from a sudden loss of WD and WD bars bouncing down the road at 55 mph. With conventional hitches the bars are physically chained to the trailer, even if they come out of the hitch head.
I think you are correct about the dual cam, The upward force of the dual cam must have created some kind of fulcrum that simply overcame the worn husky hitch head. Plus, I think I had too much hitch head angle for my set up. I would caution folks adding dual cam to an older worn trunnion style (non Reese) hitch that there is a chance that the dual cam will rip the trunnions out.
Airstreamer67 wrote: Even though the original sway contol friction bars don't get much support on the forum anymore, they do work quite well. My experiences over the past 25 years tell me they work. I've found no reason to change, especially since they are effective, economical and very easy to use.
My dual friction sway control set up was VERY stable, I simply wanted the best I could afford, However, I am now a believer in the simpler, proven, Friction sway control.
Eaz-Lift has a deal right now, you get the round bar WD hitch with dual sway bar mounts, shank, 2 5/16 ball installed, mini ball for the sway control installed and one friction sway control arm for About $250.00 free shipping. This is from PPL motorhomes
I actually called this person earlier today. $200.00 for a complete DC set up... VERY CHEEP..
He said that he got a new trailer with a higher tongue weight and got a new hitch or something like that.
I am looking at going with a Reese Trunnion Head and Trunnion bars, not 100% sure yet, but it is a possibility, I can use the new style bars with the dual cam that I currently have.
Folks, I have had a lot of time to think about what happened. I think that the dual-cam is a solid, proven, performer.
I had old worn out parts, with a hitch head that was at too steep of an angle and it was just too much for my old system.
The Dual-Cam accelerated a failure that was SURE to happen, and thank GOD it didn't happen at 60-65 MPH, it happened at .5 mph in the campground.
I will post about my decision, Probably start from zero and try again with the Dual Cam sway control with brand new Reese products. (after all, I own it)
BTW, should my Husky adjustable shank work for a Reese Hitch head?
I'd be very weary of mixing and matching components from different brands
on such a highly stressed assembly. More so with inter-locking and dynamically
moving parts.
There is too much to go into here, but note that there are tons and tolerances
for the mating parts MUST adhere to
To me, it is similar to using a crank shaft from a Ford in a GM V8. You might
get lucky to make it 'seem' to fit, but the tolerances would be a killer
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Airstreamer67 wrote: Even though the original sway contol friction bars don't get much support on the forum anymore, they do work quite well. My experiences over the past 25 years tell me they work. I've found no reason to change, especially since they are effective, economical and very easy to use.
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