Newbie or not the Reese Dual-Cam is a fine hitch with only one
downside......snap, crackle, pop!
When combined with an inexpensive friction sway control device I think you
end up with the best price/performance
hitch available. No reason to change at all.
The Dual Cam does one thing no other hitch does, it provides a counterforce
to trailer sway in curves. This makes
it handle wonderfully in high speed freeway curves and interchanges. I
highly recommend you spend some time using the Dual Cam before investing in
a different hitch.
Proper adjustment is critical, get the instructions and do it right.
Overtightening is very bad and can damage the trailer. Many people follow
the theory "more is better" and end up with bars of greater capacity than
their tongue weight and get a connection that too stiff. A trick on
identifying the square bars.......measured at the shank
1"= 600lbs
1 1/8"= 800lbs
1 1/4'= 1000lbs
As strange as it may sound my handling finally got dialed in perfectly when
I changed from 1000lb to 600lb bars
on my Nissan Titan. Modern pickups are designed for considerable tongue
weight and weight distributing hitches
were designed for the big softly sprung sedans of a different era, its easy
to overdo it!
Good luck
Steve
'89 Excella 29 Reese Dual Cam
On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 9:56 AM, pete.woodhead <pete.woodhead52@gmail.com>wrote:
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>
>
> Same here Rick.
> I've been told to think about getting a different hitch, a ProPride, I
> believe it's called, it's about $2500, but it's come so highly
> recommended by a Streamer I respect, that I will look into it, but
> honestly I'm very impressed and satisfied with how smoothly our 29'
> Excella tows with the Reese dual-cam. For now I think the Reese will be
> fine while I look into the ProPride. I can say with some surety that
> we've already put it through it's paces.
>
> After buying the Excella the end of July, our trip home from Ohio
> involved passing through West Virginia. Between WV and VA we drove
> about nearly 200 miles on undivided, two lane, twisting, winding, and
> often steep mountain roads. I'd have been nervous if I wasn't so busy
> concentrating. As unpleasant as that much continuous mountain driving
> on such narrow roads was, I barely felt the AS (well I felt it going up
> sometimes). Of course I knew it was there, but it handled all those
> curves and turns beautifully. I know the AS have a great reputation for
> towing well, but I'm sure part of the credit has to go to the hitches as
> well.
>
> I do plan on installing an exhaust brake on my 2006 Ram as it did not
> come factory equipped. Still need to do the research, thinking about
> banks, but don't really know that much about them yet.
>
> Of course that's just this newbies opinion. [:)]
> Regards,
> Pete
>
>
>
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