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Forum: Hitches, Couplers & Balls 02-17-2009, 12:12 PM
Replies: 824
Views: 195,980
Posted By slowmover
Thought I'd add a shot of a Hensley (2007) on my...

Thought I'd add a shot of a Hensley (2007) on my 34' 1983 SILVER STREAK after a quick rattle-can job.

Had Dave Tidmores crew add this at ROGER WILLIAMS AIRSTREAM the day after I bought the...
Forum: Hitches, Couplers & Balls 06-06-2008, 07:55 AM
Replies: 824
Views: 195,980
Posted By slowmover
This, along with the brake controller, is my...

This, along with the brake controller, is my thought as well. Worth checking.

I've not ever had the "bump", but I have had to go over the strut adjusters on mine before and after a trailer axle...
Forum: Hitches, Couplers & Balls 05-28-2008, 06:11 AM
Replies: 824
Views: 195,980
Posted By slowmover
ASAE ANSI/ASAE S338.5 May 2006 1 Scope 1.1...

ASAE ANSI/ASAE S338.5 May 2006
1 Scope

1.1 This Standard covers the specifications for an auxiliary attaching system to retain a connection between towing and towed . . equipment in the event of...
Forum: Hitches, Couplers & Balls 04-15-2008, 10:30 PM
Replies: 824
Views: 195,980
Posted By slowmover
I see this as a question of service. Number One,...

I see this as a question of service. Number One, there is no other thread extant on the Web better than this one about the Hensley (thanks, many thanks 2Air and all contributors), as there is...
Forum: Hitches, Couplers & Balls 04-15-2008, 11:10 AM
Replies: 824
Views: 195,980
Posted By slowmover
Some of us have gone at it in another thread. ...

Some of us have gone at it in another thread. There is, after all, a set of questions as to the problem[s] of safety chains. (When Tidmore, rather, Denver, installed my HAHA, I wound up with an...
Forum: Hitches, Couplers & Balls 03-25-2008, 08:20 AM
Replies: 824
Views: 195,980
Posted By slowmover
The "spares" package from Hensley is a good idea,...

The "spares" package from Hensley is a good idea, as is a dedicated box for all tools and supplies and copies of information to be kept in one place. I bought new tools for the trailer to be able to...
Forum: Hitches, Couplers & Balls 03-05-2008, 07:54 AM
Replies: 824
Views: 195,980
Posted By slowmover
I have a grease gun that is one-handed for...

I have a grease gun that is one-handed for pumping, and that I strongly recommend along with a swivel or two. This makes for much easier work when the second hand has to hold the tip onto the zerk...
Forum: Hitches, Couplers & Balls 11-09-2007, 06:31 PM
Replies: 824
Views: 195,980
Posted By slowmover
Thanks for the help, 2Air. I believe I'm ready to...

Thanks for the help, 2Air. I believe I'm ready to receive that new stinger, install and make any adjustments; check for TT/TV alignment; and get some new CAT Scale ticket numbers.
Forum: Hitches, Couplers & Balls 11-09-2007, 04:50 PM
Replies: 824
Views: 195,980
Posted By slowmover
Pulled the W/D bars and found this marking on end...

Pulled the W/D bars and found this marking on end (cap):

65
1000

Also found some elongation of jack-leg connector where the bar attaches (shear pin bracket).

Finally, my "max" w/d bar lift...
Forum: Hitches, Couplers & Balls 11-09-2007, 07:10 AM
Replies: 824
Views: 195,980
Posted By slowmover
Okay, I've re-adjusted the strut rods according...

Okay, I've re-adjusted the strut rods according to thread-count preliminary to hooking up again next week. Have ordered 4" drop stinger on the exchange program ($195 to be refunded after shipping...
Forum: Hitches, Couplers & Balls 11-01-2007, 10:15 PM
Replies: 824
Views: 195,980
Posted By slowmover
Good, yes. I did re-measure hitch installation...

Good, yes. I did re-measure hitch installation placement and found nothing off. Of course .. the struts. Thanks.
Forum: Hitches, Couplers & Balls 11-01-2007, 09:39 PM
Replies: 824
Views: 195,980
Posted By slowmover
2Air, you posted several H/A questions to answer...

2Air, you posted several H/A questions to answer as to set-up. On the other thread there is an analysis being done, and I'll bring it back here to address.

After all the measurements and weights...
Forum: Hitches, Couplers & Balls 10-29-2007, 11:43 PM
Replies: 824
Views: 195,980
Posted By slowmover
The drop of the stinger (Hensley's term?) is, at...

The drop of the stinger (Hensley's term?) is, at present, 2". I "believe" that this is not right. 3" would be better, and I may well try the 4" drop stinger. I am currently slightly nose-high, and...
Forum: Hitches, Couplers & Balls 10-29-2007, 10:02 PM
Replies: 824
Views: 195,980
Posted By slowmover
(I'd cut that big booger down to size, but edit...

(I'd cut that big booger down to size, but edit time has passed)

Alright, I'll split it up to keep the "purity quotient" high. I was inspired by your posts in several threads other than this one...
Forum: Hitches, Couplers & Balls 10-29-2007, 08:33 PM
Replies: 824
Views: 195,980
Posted By slowmover
Okay, ya'll, I've had a Hensley on my vintage kin...

Okay, ya'll, I've had a Hensley on my vintage kin SILVER STREAK that Dave Tidmore and crew installed for me at Roger William's Airstream a few days after I purchased both truck and trailer. We've put...
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