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grae and deb


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hi all seek some help identify ing a wdh i saw on a van in a caravan yard in wodonga , the guy said he had not seen one before  but said the owner who traded the van said it was the best thing since sliced bread , we have seen 2 now  one in tassie where we were last year , jim over there said the same , he reckon you,d never go back to the bars system after having this system , he said the it was haymen r , today couldnt see a name on it , they consisted of same mounting and tension bracket on the a frame but the rest was mounted on the lower edge of the a frame and had a large adjustable nut and shank going back to where it was clamped onto the a frame ,and chain to set at  3,4, links or whatever you need  can anyone tell me more regards are they still available 

thanks graeme 



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Gday...

Is this what you mean?

WDH 01.jpg

It is surprising that people had not seen this set-up before as Hayman Reese have been on the market with this product for about 40 years or so.

If so, then this site may help - http://www.haymanreese.com.au/download/understanding-weight-distribution-and-sway-control

Cheers - John

 



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na sorry mate , same as what i have now , this system i saw is nearly hard to see if tha tmakes sense ecept for the chain and the standard type tension bracket , it sits under the a frame and maybe called a cam system ?? not sure , thanks for the reply though 



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Gday...

Perhaps it is the dual cam system ... check the web link I provided .. it may have the info there.

cheers - John



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rockylizard wrote:

Gday...

Perhaps it is the dual cam system ... check the web link I provided .. it may have the info there.

cheers - John

 http://www.haymanreese.com.au/products/dual-cam-high-performance-sway-control



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Is it this one? - Anderson WDH



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thanks john yep i think thats it looked at the info site , thought jim in tassie said you didnt need the spring bars but looks like you do


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That Anderson WDH looks so easy to use. Can you get them here in OZ?

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that Anderson thing seems to be more an anti sway device, it doesn't actually distribute weight by lifting the front of trailer and back of vehicle. the top picture of the haymen reese WDH is more relevant. I just fitted a set of Camec WDH for a mate to his Nissan and 21 foot full van, excellent setup and lifted heaps bringing more downforce to steer wheels, and a few hundred dollars cheaper than the HR ones.



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The Andersen hitch is available in Australia from Titan.
http://www.titanbrakes.com.au/weight-distribution-hitch.php

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David



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Repco also sell the Titan gear, sometimes rebranded as Repco.

Glen



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thnaks all for the reply,s , kept googling and found them its not what i thought they were re still having to use the bars as well
but would be keen to hear frorm people using them , re is there a addvantage on a big van , ours is big anss really good on the road but if this gadget
makes it trak even better well ten maybe worth a thought



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UMM  I think you will find where the safety chains are hooked up to in that pic is not legal...and plain wrong anyhow Spondo

AFAIK...the chains have to be hooked to the towbar of tug proper,,,as left where you have them...they don't work too well if shank comes out of towbar.

No excuse saying chains are too short either....they have to be lengthened with rated chain and shackles.

Correct me if I,m wrong on this all you forumites out there hey.

 

Cheers  Keith



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spondo wrote:

that Anderson thing seems to be more an anti sway device, it doesn't actually distribute weight by lifting the front of trailer and back of vehicle.

 That seems wrong to me. Have a look at this link              This one may also help



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grae and deb wrote:

thnaks all for the reply,s , kept googling and found them its not what i thought they were re still having to use the bars as well
but would be keen to hear frorm people using them , re is there a addvantage on a big van , ours is big anss really good on the road but if this gadget
makes it trak even better well ten maybe worth a thought

 The twin cam anti-sway set-up you pictured requires the newer HR WDH that has the bars with the curved ends. I have the older straight bars and use the older twin cam set-up. It works quite well, it reduces the snaking when you are hit with an event like truck caused bow wave hitting you. If you are purchasing that van then I suggest you get the newer HR standard round bar WDH to make use of that twin cam set-up.  You should have no problems downloading the installation instructions, PM me if you have problems finding the instructions.



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Will the HR ball mount fit into a genuine Toyota LC tow bar or will I need to get a HR tow bar? (I've never taken any notice up until now)

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Some vehicles that come with an OEM hitch receiver will not accept the HR shanks as they come out of the box. The HR shanks come with very small radius corners on the 50 mm bar. The OEM receivers have much larger internal radii in their profile. It is a simple process with an angle grinder to modify the HR shanks to fit in those receivers. GP, your cruiser will possibly be in the same situation, just modify the shank with an angle grinder as others have done. You don't have to remove much metal, strength will not be compromised.

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Thanks Pete

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