One of my saddles bent both where the set screw bolt is and on the other side. I had to replace it.. Has anyone bolted these to the the frame (boxed frame)?
2011 Ford F250 SC 4X4 6.7 w/3.31
2011 Jayco Jayflight 29QBH
7840 lbs ready to camp (8560 lbs full water load)
Reese Dual Cam , Prodigy controler
Do you have an undermount coupler on your Jayco? If so then check the Reese site, there are instructions for bolting on that type of frame. If you have the bent chain plates then make sure they point in. I discovered mine were backwards from a recent post on bent dual cam brackets, it appears this pulls the brackets away from the frame, causing bracket damage.
NH 2500HD wrote: One of my saddles bent both where the set screw bolt is and on the other side. I had to replace it.. Has anyone bolted these to the the frame (boxed frame)?
I've bolted mine to the frame, but FIRST you must find out the cause to the problem. Properly set up, they will not bend. bolting them won't keep them from bending. the most common cause of them bending is that there is not enough clearance between the bar and the cam arm and in a turn, especially an off camber turn, the bar hits the cam arm, putting tremendous outward force on the chain and bracket. In a normal turn it may look like you have clearance, but an off camber turn can create problems. This is especially true with the pre 2010 version with the straight side plates and a top mounted ball. the other cause is a post 2010 setup with the side plate pointing outwards rather than inwards. If cam arm clearance is an issue, especially with a top mount hitch, get a 1" goosneck riser ball, it will give you additional clearance.
2011 Keystone Outback 295RE
2004 14' bikehauler with full living quarters
2004.5 Silverado 4x4 CC/SB Duramax/Allison
There was a long thread with many pictures in the towing section a year of 2 ago. If you can search and find the thread it may be similar to your problem.
Gene and DW Ginny 2008 Toyota 4Runner 4.7L V8 w/factory towing option
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NH 2500HD wrote: One of my saddles bent both where the set screw bolt is and on the other side. I had to replace it.. Has anyone bolted these to the the frame (boxed frame)?
Hi NH,
You are using the words, saddles bent, and then has any one bolted them?
What are you calling the saddle?
Do you mean the chain snap up bracket or the actual DC arm?
Any chance of a pic?
Before I type a bunch need to understand the problem you are up against.
Thanks
John
John & Cindy
2005 Ford F350 Super Duty, 4x4; 6.8L V10 with 4.10
CC, SB, Lariat & FX4 package
21,000 GCWR, 11,000 GVWR
Ford Tow Command
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2004 Sunline Solaris T310SR
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