Looking at your HP Dual Cam set-up, I noticed that the small U-bolt going through the hanger bracket is facing the wrong way. The threaded ends of the U-bolt should be facing outward (turn hanger bracket 180 degrees), thus allowing the chain to hang straight when the snap-up brackets are engaged and in the pinned position.
In many HP Dual Cam set-ups the cam arm yoke "can" come into contact with the side of the spring bar, especially during TV turns. Sometimes you can see a black witness mark on the outer edge of the cam arm yoke showing that contact has been made. If you reference the following Towing Forum STICKY there is helpful information on how to incorporate additional clearance via adjustments, thus avoiding a possible "binding" condition in sharp TV turns.
Hard to tell in the photo, but is your passenger side snap-up bracket resting flush with the TT frame? I might just be seeing a shadow in the photo that gives the impression that it is pulling away from the frame.
Turk2500
05 Jayco Eagle, 278FBS, UVW 7,063lbs, GVWR 9,000lbs.
Tongue Weight: Dry 913lbs/Loaded 1,200lbs.
02 Chevy, 2500HD/4x4, 6.0L/4:10, EC/LS/SB, Prodigy, GCWR 16,000lbs.
TV/TT loaded: 14,700lbs.
Putnam XDR Class V, Reese HP Dual Cam.
00 HD Road King Classic.
I recently installed the Reese Dual Cam and took it out for a test drive. Appeared to handle very well. My question or questions are:
Do you have to adjust the Dual Cam whenver the weight in the back of the pickup increases??? If so, is this done by adjusting the large nuts on either side of the yoke??? Also, do you have to unhook the Dual Cam when backing up to park??? Thanks.
No need to adjust hitch due to truck load as the hitch is to compensate for tongue weight only. Backing up should be no problem as long as the hitch was installed correctly. Check closely to see if parts are hitting in a tight turn. Suggest reading the sticky at the beginning of this thread.
mike12110 wrote: No need to adjust hitch due to truck load as the hitch is to compensate for tongue weight only.....snip
Mike12110,
With the WD spring bars engaged, the actual TT tongue weight will change very little, if any at all. The WD hitch will however aid in the support of the tongue weight at the TV's receiver.
What actually happens is that the WD hitch will remove weight (load) from the TV's rear axle transferring it to the TV front axle and to the TT axles. If I understand the physics of the WD hitch correctly, that as you add weight into the back of the TV, you will be adding load (% of) being handled by the WD hitch.
Weight added in a TV aft of the rear axles affects the WD spring bar loadings. How much depends on the weight added, the size of the WD bar and the TT tongue load. 200#'s of gear aft of the rear axle will be noticed more on a 500# tongue with 600# WD bars then on a 1,100# tongue on 1,200# bars. Yes the 200# is the same but the accuracy error of the WD spring is larger on the 1,200# bar then the 600# bar.
I have found on 1,200# WD bars, when WD is optimized right where it is suppose to be, 100# gear move in the TV does not affect fender heights that much. Just driving around the block can change a fender height by +- 1/8”
One main reason we state to only adjust the WD when the TV and TT are fully loaded is due to the WD bar loaded by the TV.
For example: You have 1000# TT tongue, using, 1000# WD bars. Now you put 300# of fire wood aft of the rear axle right up against the tail gate. Those WD bars have to support a percentage of that.
The TT tongue weight obviously is not changing but the load pressing down on the back of the truck is. The WD bars have to hold that up too or try too. Reese use to have it on there web site that the WD bars should be sized to carry heavy loads in the TV aft of the rear axle + the TT tongue weight. They changed there site now and took this good older info off it but call Reese tech service should confirm it
Hope this helps
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
1,700# Reese HP hitch & HP Dual Cam
2 1/2" Towbeast Receiver
2004 Sunline Solaris T310SR
(I wish we where camping!)
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