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Old 02-21-2015, 01:32 PM   #25
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Originally Posted by funpilot View Post
This video shows the product. When I use the chains to raise the bar, they do not bend. They are too strong for the tongue weight is what they think.

That looks like a very nice hitch, particularly for the TM owners who have clearance problems for front slides or swing hitches. "1000# bars" for Sway Pro could be stiffer than those of other companies, but I can't see why you wouldn't be bending bars more as you take in additional links on the chain.

In my case the bars calculate to 645# total on the bar chains, half on each side, for my trailer's 506# tongue weight. And yes, they do visibly bend as they are attached.

The thread with my spreadsheets for weighing on the truck scale and How the Weight Distributing Hitch Works is here:
http://www.trailmanorowners.com/foru...ad.php?t=12552
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