Doug,
My Airstreaming buddy has one of those Pullright-type hitches (dunno the
brand for sure) and is VERY happy with it. He used a conventional hitch
for a while before getting it, so knows the value.

Thanks for the explanation of the Hensley Hitch. I looked at the pictures
of that thing and couldn't begin to figure out what all that monkey-motion
was about. <<grin>>
 

<<Jim>>

Doug & Judy Stracener wrote:

> Kiki: At the risk of starting the notorious Hensley Thermonuclear War
> again, I will give you the short version on sway control.
>
> That thing you have, and everybody else, except Hensley and Pullrite
> uses is correctly called a "Sway Dampner" device. It does not control
> it, but rather, uses inertia and friction to make the sway problem
> harder to start in the first place. Only problem is that IF the sway
> gets going and you happen to be in a poor traction situation, the very
> same friction device is going to be working against you getting
> straight again, because the tow ball joint is now at an angle and has
> to come back the other way.
>
> This simple fact is why you should NEVER use a friction sway control
> in wet or poor traction conditions. It can put you in the ditch very
> quickly .
>
> Pullrite uses a hitch that moves the pivot point up to the rear axle,
> so the trailer doesnt tend to push the tow vehicle around like a
> rudder on a boat.
>
> Hensley uses a patented system that only unlocks at the command of the
> tow vehicle end of the hitch. The trailer simply cannot control the
> tow vehicle because it cannot initiate the sway in the first place. It
> can only follow the tow vehicle.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Doug

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