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Forum: Tow Vehicles 12-06-2023, 10:56 AM
Replies: 114
Views: 11,087
Posted By Sean Woodruff
I've manufactured and sold tens of thousands...

I've manufactured and sold tens of thousands ProPride 3Ps and Hensley Arrows over the last 30 years and I've never heard of one removing any fingers. :lol:
Forum: Tow Vehicles 12-06-2023, 09:54 AM
Replies: 114
Views: 11,087
Posted By Sean Woodruff
A large tow vehicle is seat-of-the-pants sway...

A large tow vehicle is seat-of-the-pants sway control because it typically isn't felt. The problem with that method is people generally slow down when they do feel it so not feeling it leaves a false...
Forum: Towing, Tow Vehicles & Hitches 07-10-2023, 10:13 AM
Replies: 66
Views: 7,428
Posted By Sean Woodruff
Techinically, it is in a 1/4" turn. However, I...

Techinically, it is in a 1/4" turn. However, I don't think that makes a difference. It's the deceleration back into the hitch of the tow vehicle while the trailer isn't decelrating as quickly. ...
Forum: Towing, Tow Vehicles & Hitches 07-10-2023, 06:37 AM
Replies: 66
Views: 7,428
Posted By Sean Woodruff
Have you had the brakes serviced on the trailer?...

Have you had the brakes serviced on the trailer? If your brakes aren’t responding to your controller signal they need to be adjusted.

A hitch, any hitch, reacts to movement of the tow vehicle...
Forum: Hitches, Couplers & Balls 08-31-2021, 11:29 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 16,768
Posted By Sean Woodruff
Thank you, everyone. Always available if you...

Thank you, everyone.

Always available if you need anything.
Forum: Hitches, Couplers & Balls 06-29-2021, 11:36 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,624
Posted By Sean Woodruff
https://f.hubspotusercontent20.net/hubfs/2219373/V...

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Forum: Airstream Lifestyle 10-01-2019, 11:32 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,218
Posted By Sean Woodruff
We Live in an Airstream - Song by Free and Simple

I love all types of creativity. It makes me feel good.

This is fantastic...

https://youtu.be/asLXkvYX7cs

Pass it around and subscribe to their channel.

Enjoy!
Forum: Hitches, Couplers & Balls 09-23-2019, 09:42 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 8,440
Posted By Sean Woodruff
Just a quick post to confirm what others have...

Just a quick post to confirm what others have said above.

Yes, when the main hitch head is up against the stop (the 1/4" plate welded above the opening on the hitch head) the forces will shift the...
Forum: On The Road... 06-12-2019, 10:48 AM
Replies: 98
Views: 36,590
Posted By Sean Woodruff
Not sure if this link is allowed but a moderator...

Not sure if this link is allowed but a moderator can delete if not. Here is a link to the replacement mounts. We ran out of the first batch we made but are working on more now. We will be shipping...
Forum: General Repair Forum 02-21-2019, 02:39 PM
Replies: 104
Views: 10,553
Posted By Sean Woodruff
Couldn't agree more with this book...

Couldn't agree more with this book recommendation! It's excellent!





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Forum: Towing, Tow Vehicles & Hitches 01-07-2019, 02:11 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 5,140
Posted By Sean Woodruff
There are only two types of hitches. One...

There are only two types of hitches.

One style allows the trailer to pivot on the hitch ball and puts some kind of counteracting friction on controlling the rotational forces on the ball.

One...
Forum: Hitches, Couplers & Balls 07-22-2018, 08:49 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 21,626
Posted By Sean Woodruff
And, there's physics... :rolleyes: It also...

And, there's physics... :rolleyes:

It also explains why rounded trailers go through the air better than square trailers.




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Forum: Hitches, Couplers & Balls 07-22-2018, 08:06 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 21,626
Posted By Sean Woodruff
Thanks for all the kind words above everyone! ...

Thanks for all the kind words above everyone!



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Forum: Hitches, Couplers & Balls 07-22-2018, 08:05 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 21,626
Posted By Sean Woodruff
Strap-Tek weight distribution system in place of...

Strap-Tek weight distribution system in place of the jacks. However, the storage compartment should open to with about 1-2" off the top of the frame with the jacks installed.
Forum: Hitches, Couplers & Balls 07-22-2018, 11:05 AM
Replies: 96
Views: 21,626
Posted By Sean Woodruff
If you are on Facebook you can find quite a few...

If you are on Facebook you can find quite a few Equalizer to ProPride converts in the ProPride group.







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Forum: Jacks, Stabilizers, Lifting and Leveling 03-01-2018, 09:36 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,545
Posted By Sean Woodruff
I wouldn't expect any damage from only sitting on...

I wouldn't expect any damage from only sitting on the spring bars.

At the most maybe the internal plunger on the grease fittings could snap off.


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Forum: Hitches, Couplers & Balls 02-09-2018, 02:31 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,816
Posted By Sean Woodruff
As long as your frame bracket pins aren't bending...

As long as your frame bracket pins aren't bending you are good. Especially if you've been using it since '99 with no frame bracket pin bending.



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Forum: Towing, Tow Vehicles & Hitches 02-09-2018, 09:19 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,987
Posted By Sean Woodruff
The only "lifting" with the ProPride is the 48#...

The only "lifting" with the ProPride is the 48# hitch bar which pins into the tow vehicle.

The Hensley Cub is the lighter version but will not fit on the Sport because it's only rated up to 600#...
Forum: Hitches, Couplers & Balls 01-31-2018, 07:25 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,816
Posted By Sean Woodruff
I'm sure yours has the wedge bushing if you...

I'm sure yours has the wedge bushing if you purchased it in 99.

...
Forum: Hitches, Couplers & Balls 01-31-2018, 01:01 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,816
Posted By Sean Woodruff
Just had to yank your chain...;) I sent the...

Just had to yank your chain...;)

I sent the older style jacks with the wedge cut bushing so you won't have any frame bracket pin bending. That may be what you already had anyway. The newer jacks...
Forum: Hitches, Couplers & Balls 01-31-2018, 12:47 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,816
Posted By Sean Woodruff
WAIT! You mean if I don't send the parts you...

WAIT!

You mean if I don't send the parts you will buy a new ProPride?

Maybe I should reconsider my business strategy... :lol:



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Forum: Hitches, Couplers & Balls 01-31-2018, 12:07 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,816
Posted By Sean Woodruff
I have an entire pallet of Arrow parts laying...

I have an entire pallet of Arrow parts laying there taking up space.

I'm sure I can find you what you need.


EDIT: PM me your address and I'll send you a jack.


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Forum: On The Road... 01-11-2018, 11:24 AM
Replies: 122
Views: 16,955
Posted By Sean Woodruff
Here's some crazy on Christmas day. ...

Here's some crazy on Christmas day.


https://www.facebook.com/ken.woodhead.7/videos/719111808298527/



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Forum: Hitches, Couplers & Balls 12-22-2017, 09:54 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,810
Posted By Sean Woodruff
Tongue weight and hitch weight are used...

Tongue weight and hitch weight are used interchangeably by some. I don't believe that is correct.

Tongue weight comes from the trailer as the load on the hitch ball.

Hitch weight, the...
Forum: Hitches, Couplers & Balls 10-31-2017, 09:33 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 10,295
Posted By Sean Woodruff
This happens every single week, sometimes...

This happens every single week, sometimes multiple times, to dealers of every travel trailer brand. I talk to a lot of people doing their research. I've been doing it for over 20 years and it's not...
Forum: Hitches, Couplers & Balls 09-29-2017, 10:41 AM
Replies: 237
Views: 55,565
Posted By Sean Woodruff
Thanks. I tell people it's a 3-hour job. ...

Thanks.

I tell people it's a 3-hour job. I can install one in under an hour and be ready to tow but I obviously don't have to read the directions.

And, like I said, there is no more...
Forum: Hitches, Couplers & Balls 09-28-2017, 12:18 PM
Replies: 237
Views: 55,565
Posted By Sean Woodruff
The above surley has to be satire... ...

The above surley has to be satire...

However, I'm not sure if the average woman can hook it up because all my customers are well above average. Many of them female.

I'm not sure where you got...
Forum: Forum Admin, News and Member Account Info 09-15-2017, 03:18 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 6,714
Posted By Sean Woodruff
Makes sense to me. But my years in business have...

Makes sense to me. But my years in business have taught me that what makes sense for one guy doesn't make sense for the next. I have Airstream owners tell me daily it makes sense to spend 6 figures...
Forum: Forum Admin, News and Member Account Info 09-15-2017, 03:05 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 6,714
Posted By Sean Woodruff
Would be interesting to run the math. I'm...

Would be interesting to run the math. I'm probably the wrong guy to ask since I pay 100% of the cost of a forum in the RV niche and don't even monetize it. :lol: - But I'm not in the "forum"...
Forum: Forum Admin, News and Member Account Info 09-15-2017, 02:22 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 6,714
Posted By Sean Woodruff
I'm not sure where that pop-up is coming from so...

I'm not sure where that pop-up is coming from so I can't comment on it. If it is coming from them, I agree. If it is coming from Google or some other ad serving company they likely have no control...
Forum: Forum Admin, News and Member Account Info 09-15-2017, 02:08 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 6,714
Posted By Sean Woodruff
The other forums must have a different business...

The other forums must have a different business model. Not AirForums.

My point is about directing the hate at Colton RV. It's misplaced. They don't decide on the business model and they don't...
Forum: Forum Admin, News and Member Account Info 09-15-2017, 01:24 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 6,714
Posted By Sean Woodruff
That's how AirForums affords to provide this...

That's how AirForums affords to provide this forum free of charge to everyone using it.

In other words, Colton RV pays a share of keeping this forum online.



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Forum: On The Road... 08-20-2017, 11:52 AM
Replies: 215
Views: 27,246
Posted By Sean Woodruff
. It may not be weekly but it's no less...

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It may not be weekly but it's no less than 50 per year. And, MANY more who have come close. I talk to over 100 people a week and all of them have sway problems. It's the nature of how they...
Forum: On The Road... 08-19-2017, 10:58 AM
Replies: 215
Views: 27,246
Posted By Sean Woodruff
It's not uncommon. I don't recall a week in...

It's not uncommon.

I don't recall a week in the last 22 years where I haven't talked to someone who has had a trailer sway accident.

The internet forum bubble is real and people think their...
Forum: Hitches, Couplers & Balls 07-10-2017, 12:42 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 6,155
Posted By Sean Woodruff
I think you'd find the coefficient of friction of...

I think you'd find the coefficient of friction of steel/steel to be almost twice that of steel/nylon.

Their response doesn't make sense.


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Forum: Hitches, Couplers & Balls 07-10-2017, 11:25 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 6,155
Posted By Sean Woodruff
The hitch works by applying a friction force to...

The hitch works by applying a friction force to the sway force.

The more friction created, the more sway damping force created.

Friction makes noise.

How can reducing the coefficient of...
Forum: Hitches, Couplers & Balls 07-03-2017, 06:18 PM
Replies: 1,787
Views: 416,222
Posted By Sean Woodruff
I do have customers using them with the 3P when...

I do have customers using them with the 3P when there is clearance issues with the jacks.

The only problem is the straps do not hold the angle of the hitch head when unhitched because there is no...
Forum: On The Road... 04-07-2017, 09:14 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,768
Posted By Sean Woodruff
She has a 25... -

She has a 25...


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Forum: On The Road... 04-06-2017, 03:19 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,768
Posted By Sean Woodruff
HELP for a fellow Airstreamer

There's a woman in Gray Summit, MO who fell and broke her arm and needs someone to tow her Airstream home to Fredricksburg VA for her?

Anyone have any ideas or would like to take a trip?

I...
Forum: Hitches, Couplers & Balls 04-03-2017, 11:22 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 8,957
Posted By Sean Woodruff
There is no attempt at sarcasm. There is also no...

There is no attempt at sarcasm. There is also no deflection.

I explained exactly what happens when the forces are applied to the hitch.

If the force from the tow vehicle, pushing back toward...
Forum: Hitches, Couplers & Balls 04-03-2017, 10:11 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 8,957
Posted By Sean Woodruff
Let's be more clear here... there is no LOCK in...

Let's be more clear here... there is no LOCK in the hitch. The hitch does not become "UNLOCKED."

There are forces applied TO the hitch.

The exact same forces are present regardless of hitch...
Forum: Hitches, Couplers & Balls 04-02-2017, 09:54 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 8,957
Posted By Sean Woodruff
You'd think that someone working with this style...

You'd think that someone working with this style hitch for 20+ years, and tens of thousands of customer installations and experiences, would actually KNOW the facts and how the hitch operates, huh?
...
Forum: Hitches, Couplers & Balls 04-01-2017, 11:29 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 8,957
Posted By Sean Woodruff
I realize this is an April FOOLS thread but... ...

I realize this is an April FOOLS thread but...

Just to be clear, a Hensley hitch DOES NOT latch or unlatch. Maybe that was part of the April Fools joke but I have to answer this question way too...
Forum: Hitches, Couplers & Balls 04-01-2017, 11:11 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 8,957
Posted By Sean Woodruff
:lol::lol::lol: Best April Fools I've read...

:lol::lol::lol:

Best April Fools I've read today...

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Forum: Hitches, Couplers & Balls 04-01-2017, 11:03 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 8,957
Posted By Sean Woodruff
While we're at it... here's a photo of my new...

While we're at it... here's a photo of my new silver, camping shelter. It DEFINITELY doesn't need sway control.

Who needs an Airstream? :rolleyes:

...
Forum: Hitches, Couplers & Balls 03-22-2017, 02:17 PM
Replies: 142
Views: 34,551
Posted By Sean Woodruff
Fifth wheels don't need weight distribution...

Fifth wheels don't need weight distribution either...


https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/9594331/fifth%20wheels%20don%27t%20need%20weight%20distribution.jpg


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Forum: Towing, Tow Vehicles & Hitches 01-26-2017, 08:34 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 7,440
Posted By Sean Woodruff
Yes. But I don't think it's too far-fetched...

Yes.

But I don't think it's too far-fetched to think there is a district attorney out there that would bring some kind of charge regardless of someone being within their ratings or not. ...
Forum: Towing, Tow Vehicles & Hitches 01-26-2017, 07:49 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 7,440
Posted By Sean Woodruff
I've never heard of any specific laws. Vehicle...

I've never heard of any specific laws. Vehicle and equipment ratings are not laws. However, I can tell you from 20 years in the "towing" business that if anyone is injured in the accident then...
Forum: Towing, Tow Vehicles & Hitches 01-26-2017, 10:36 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 5,802
Posted By Sean Woodruff
Agree. The top of the ball on an Airstream...

Agree.

The top of the ball on an Airstream is 18-3/4" (19" for practical purposes) when it's level (parallel to the ground to be exact).

The top of the opening on the hitch head is the top of...
Forum: Towing, Tow Vehicles & Hitches 01-26-2017, 10:20 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 5,802
Posted By Sean Woodruff
Every hitch company in the world uses adjustable...

Every hitch company in the world uses adjustable stingers.

Hensley does not have the patent rights to use an adjustable stinger with their hitch and, regardless of the story they tell, that is the...
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