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Old 11-07-2011, 03:56 PM   #1
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Default WDH 2 links or 3?

When I purchased my 2720 3 years ago the dealer installed a new hitch on my Honda Ody and I am very pleased with how it has towed. I was instructed to use the 2nd link on the chain of the eqalizer bar when I tighten it to the hitch.
On a recent trip (for lack of a better explanation) let's just say I got a wild hair and used the 3rd link. Plus my wife says I don't follow instructions very well.
Anyway, I had gotten some front tire spin and my thinking -howerver unsound it may be-was if I used another link up it would "move" more weight forward. More equalizing than less.
On the 3rd link, it seemed to tow very well (maybe all in my head) and I did not get any slippage.

Does using the 2nd link vs the 3rd link make that much of a difference? I have a Reese type 3 hitch.

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Old 11-07-2011, 04:31 PM   #2
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The way I do it--

With hitch unloaded, I Choose my link setting by putting a piece of masking tape on my TV fenders above each axle. Then measure and mark the masking tape at a point that is the same distance from the ground above each wheel. Using these marks as a reference, load the hitch with different link settings and re-measure each time to see how much settle I get. The ideal is equal settle front and rear but if not possible then keep slightly more settle in the rear.

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Old 11-07-2011, 06:00 PM   #3
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ditto what Barb and Tim said, that is the instructions that came with my Reese. For me with 750# bars that means 6 links between the bar and bracket with almost exactly the same distance to the ground for all 4 wheel wells
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Old 11-09-2011, 06:51 AM   #4
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When I purchased my 2720 3 years ago the dealer installed a new hitch on my Honda Ody and I am very pleased with how it has towed. I was instructed to use the 2nd link on the chain of the eqalizer bar when I tighten it to the hitch.
On a recent trip (for lack of a better explanation) let's just say I got a wild hair and used the 3rd link. Plus my wife says I don't follow instructions very well.
Anyway, I had gotten some front tire spin and my thinking -howerver unsound it may be-was if I used another link up it would "move" more weight forward. More equalizing than less.
On the 3rd link, it seemed to tow very well (maybe all in my head) and I did not get any slippage.

Does using the 2nd link vs the 3rd link make that much of a difference? I have a Reese type 3 hitch.

Thanks.
The fact that it rides better and you get better front wheel drive performance would suggest to me that 3 is a much better number of links than two in the set up. And don't be embarrassed about this experiment. The guy who told you about the links never drove the vehicle.

However, the real answer is not in links, but rather in pounds. It's always a good idea to be sure we are working all the axles of our vehicles with the WDH. To do that, we need to have them weighed on the truck scale (with and without the trailer) so that we know for sure what and where the loads are.
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