Episode 32: Get Hitched!

Episode 32: Get Hitched!

 

Join Host Tim Shephard and Panel Pros Colin Hyde and Rob Baker and special guest Bob Tooker from Reese Products as they talk about weight distribution and sway control.  

 

Episode 32: Get Hitched!
Join Host Tim Shephard and Panel Pros Colin Hyde and Rob Baker and special guest Bob Tooker from Reese Products as they talk about weight distribution and sway control.  
  • Byler Rivet Supply: Rivet shaver, Power Link, Mandrel trimmer
  • SeaTech: Plumbing fittings, valves
  • Sealing up the Ambassador
  • SeeLevel Gauges: Tank monitor
  • Wires everywhere
  • Bob from Reese Products
  • What is weight distribution?
  • How to get the correct hitch
  • Roundbar vs Trunion
  • Bar weight ratings
  • Over weight bar rating woes
  • Setting up weight distribution bars
  • What is sway control?
  • Passive sway control
  • Active sway control
  • How the Reese dual cam works
  • Dual cam benefits
  • Hitch maintenance
  • How to address a used hitch setup
  • Know your tongue weight
  • Brake controllers should not be used for sway control
  • What can you do in a sway condition?
  • How to adjust a brake controller
 
  Thanks to the Trailer Park Troubadours for our theme music
 
Release Date: 11-23-06
Running Time: 01:01:17