Gmctruck15
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Is a Hensley hitch a weight distribution hitch ?
Travel trailer hitch
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Gary RV_Wizard
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I've not personally inspected any, but I see multiple reports like this. And Lippert has a reputation for focusing on being the lowest cost RV component vendor, regardless of what that does for reliability and product lifetimes.
Gary RV_Wizard
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No, though most of the ones you see hauling RV travel trailers will be. Some examples of hitches that are not WD include the built-in ball mounts in pickup truck bumpers and the Class 1 & 2 hitches found on SUVs and some sedans.
Yes. The Hensley & Propride hitches include both WD and anti-sway.
Alontheway
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Beware - a lot of RVs are meant to be parked, not driven.
Rene T
Site Team
Can you name one? You may be talking about park models and those are not rv’s.
John From Detroit
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YES. I replaced the hitch coupler the old one was 1 7/8 and the new 2 or 2.5" (Forget which) that was back in my trailer days (like before 2000) the original hitch broke and I originally bolted the new one on then had it welded on.
steveblonde
Well-known member
Lmao Hmmm travel trailers that dont travel, 5th wheels that are not meant to be pulled - interesting! The world has been doing it wrong for all these years
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Rene T
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It’s either 1-7/8”, 2” or 2-5/16”.
1mothereagle
New member
2019 Heartland pioneer QB300 Tongue bent Friday. No bump , paved road. I thought I had hit a bump and after discovering the bent tongue and retracing my drive I figured out what we felt was the tongue bending yanking my Van up in the air. I know many will say must be overweight. Drove to a cat scale today and I am 1000 pounds Under the Max weight and weight is distributed equally across axles. It is a Lippert Frame. A certified Welder "fixed " it so I could return to the road. I am worried the frame is bent now. the frame will bend now? The slide also suffered damage from the jolt. There are several cracks in the wallpaper in the interior and a wall panel broke away from the wall. I am a single mom traveling with my four kids. 1000 dollar repair with a 1000 dollar deductible. On the phone I suspected by the chain of questions Progressive is going to try and wiggle out of any assistance in repairing the other damage. Any input ?
Ex-Calif
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I replied in your other thread located here:
Bent tongue on 2019 Heartland Lippert Frame.
2019 Heartland pioneer QB300 Tongue bent Friday. No bump , paved road. I thought I had hit a bump and after discovering the bent tongue and retracing my drive I figured out what we felt was the tongue bending yanking my Van up in the air. I know many will say must be overweight. Drove to a cat...
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