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07-11-2014, 12:02 PM
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Air cushioned suspension receiver hitch
any one have any experience with one of the air cushioned suspension receiver hitch? We get alot of bounce while towing our TT and wonder if this would help.
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07-11-2014, 12:32 PM
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Phat Phrog Stunt Team
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Do you have any reference links to this product?
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07-11-2014, 12:56 PM
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07-11-2014, 12:57 PM
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07-11-2014, 01:05 PM
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Mod free 5er
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tackle_man
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This one would definitely not work with a wdh.
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07-11-2014, 01:09 PM
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i have never seen one of these in action, or have been able to talk to any one that uses one to see if they do work / worth the money.
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07-11-2014, 01:18 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
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Location: Ontario, Canada
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Installing air bags on your TV should also improve the ride once you determine what pressure you need.
Dave
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07-11-2014, 03:07 PM
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Senior Member
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Location: Canton, Michigan
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Never seen or heard of.
What TV and trailer do you have?
Are you using a properly sized WDH?
Often, I believe bounce (or "porpoising" if that's what you have) is caused by using a WDH that is right at or over it's weight capacity. The springs are not stiff enough to dampen out the oscillation, so they act like the springs that they are.
This system seems to be the right complement, just like automotive shocks complement automotive springs. But not sure it's worth whatever they cost if a spring-bar upgrade would do the trick.
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07-11-2014, 03:23 PM
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Join Date: May 2014
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I've used air ride fifth wheels and goosenecks but never a bumper hitch. Interesting
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07-11-2014, 10:28 PM
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Engineer of Crazy Train
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I designed one and the guys at the shop built one for our race car hauler back in the 90s and retired just a few years ago. We had a bus, shorted, and modded out. Since a friend was breaking tongues off his trailer with his MDT setup, we decided to build a setup to not break off tongues. Added a shock absorber and it worked flawlessly until the rig was sold.
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07-11-2014, 11:59 PM
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Incheon, S. Korea
Join Date: Jul 2012
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Can you imagine the forces a WDH would put on those links on the the AirSafe hitch!
My gears be tickin' pretty hard right now... LOL
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07-13-2014, 10:07 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Yorkton, Sk. Canada
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I have class v air hitch coupled to the husky centreline hitch. I had air ride on my 5er and so when I went to a tt I could not think of going with out it, go to air safe web site and check it out. I find it works the same way as it did on the 5er.
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07-21-2014, 12:01 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2014
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my TV is a 2013 chevy silverado 4 door with the 8' box 4X4, dual rear wheels, no air bags in the truck, and i am using an equal-i-zer hitch
and i have the 2014 work and play 30wrs trailer /TT/
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