![]() So much so that my wife, who normally doesn't care, asked me to do something about it. I experienced awful chucking on I-75 south, just north of the Michigan/Ohio border. I used the hitch for a couple trips down into Ohio during the warm March weather we had. I chose the BD3 hitch, and picked it up at the Romeo, MI facility which is nearby my house, so I didn't have to pay shipping. ![]() I guess this is a good time to circle back and explain what happened. Whatever you decided.I hope you're having fun! Dave I made a small storage rack out of 4x4s on wheels to set the hitch on-and then slide it under my workbench for the vered of course. Then I simply back into the garage and lift the hitch a few inches out of the rails and then pull the truck out of the garage. So, my solution was to add a small "block & tackle" hoist in my garage, made a sling from heavy strapping to attach to the hitch. The bottom piece is approx 100lbs and is really not a one man job when trying to put it in the bed rails. To address your comment about the hitch coming apart into two pieces.yes it does.but the top part is quite awkward to hang onto when trying to hold it in place to drop the large pins in. While the bed of the truck and the king pin are moving up and down, the hitch airbags do a great job of soaking up that movement. First of all, I love the function of this hitch. I'm sure you've bought a hitch by now.but I just ran across your post and thought I would give you my two cents as the owner of a BD3 hitch. It's been a tough call and I need someone to push me over the fence, one side or the other. I have no expectation that I will go to something that heavy, but I probably said the same thing about never getting a fifth wheel.and that was 3 trailers ago!Īny advice or recommendations are appreciated. Right now my BH 3670RL is well under 3,000lbs loaded, but what if I decide to get a newer, heavier unit in the future? Probably all the Heartland rigs are OK, except maybe a toy hauler. If you go over the 3,500lbs of the pin weight, you will have problems (he says). ![]() Aaron at Hensley says most of the hitch is over-engineered per the stated specs, except the airbags. I'm committed to one of these two hitches, but it seems silly to have a truck with huge payload capacity only to de-rate it by getting a hitch that can't handle the payload. I hated that I couldn't remove it myself. I have a lot of experience with heavy hitches, coming from a pullrite superglide that weighed 250lbs. The TS3 is 300lbs and does not come apart. I like the BD3 because it breaks into two pieces and I can remove it myself. The TS3 can handle up to 4,500lb pin weight, where the BD3 only goes up to 3,500lbs. The TS3 is rated for 20k and the BD3 18k. I am torn between the Hensley Trailersaver TS3 vs. My new 2012 DRW Silverado is on the dealer's lot now, and it's time to decide on a new hitch.
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