Bob and Carmen,
I agree with you that nearly $3k is far too much money and _any_ hitch.
Have you had an opportunity to look at the Equal-i-zer (sp?) hitches? They
are the "equalizer" hitches that are made in Utah - make sure they are "made
in Utah".
I have towed many miles with our Equal-i-zer hitch which offers 4-way
stability while towing and let me tell you that once you've tried using one
of these hitches you will wonder _why_ you ever even considered any other
hitch including the very (way too much!) expensive Hensley.
We have at least one person on this list that I know for sure has sold their
Hensley and now will tow their Airstream with an oldie - the Reese dual-cam
hitch setup. That's right, they will be going 'back' to the old reliable
Reese dual-cam hitch.
I would strongly urge you to check into the Equal-i-zer hitch from Utah as
soon as possible if you are using anything less. And I would also urge you
not to spend many "thousand$" of dollar$ on a Hensley before you see if you
are satisfied with the Equal-i-zer setup. My guess is that you will wonder
why you didn't go that route earlier, much earlier.
Of course, if you are already using the Equal-i-zer and now wish to go to
the Hensley perhaps you can try one out first before you decide if it's
better than the Equal-i-zer or not. I doubt that any hitch can act better
than my Equal-i-zer in towing our 34' Airstream Classic FK with our Ford
Excursion 4x4 Powerstroke diesel engine. In the past we've owned the
hitches made by Reese and others, all but the Hensley which is far too
costly for me and I'd never even think about paying that kind of money for a
trailer hitch. Heck, for what the Hensley cost you could buy an old (can
you say "vintage"?) Airstream to fix up and then you'd have the best of all
worlds. ;)
Who is P & S? Where are they located? Do you have any pictures of the
recoating job you could send to me at tmeeker@carolina.rr.com?
Thanks in advance.
Tom
WBCCI 5303