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03-17-2007, 01:15 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Winfield
Posts: 7,327
M.O.C. #6846
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Reese 16K Hitch Question
Our Reese 16k dual pivot hitch was installed today and I have a simple question. Should the hitch be free to rock when it is not attached or is there a way to stabilize it so it doesn't move about during normal driving. Just curious.
Bingo
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03-17-2007, 01:23 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Forestville
Posts: 6,025
M.O.C. #496
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I put a bungee on it just to stop it from making so much noise back there.
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03-17-2007, 05:26 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Mount Shasta
Posts: 1,488
M.O.C. #1685
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I stuff a short piece of a pipe insulation or foam swim noodle under one side to keep it from rocking.
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03-17-2007, 05:36 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Manhattan
Posts: 1,144
M.O.C. #1846
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At first I also used a bungee cord to tie it down towards one side; now it so high that my 'Fold-a-Cover' sits snug down on it. Hear a 'clunk' every once in a while but it doesn't lift the cover so I've left it alone.
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03-17-2007, 05:53 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: North Ridgeville
Posts: 20,229
M.O.C. #2839
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We bungie it back so it does not clunk around and it fits under our fold-A-Cover better.Won't hurt anything to let it rock around.
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03-18-2007, 03:48 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Oakland
Posts: 887
M.O.C. #5811
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I installed two small rubber bumpers on the back side of the hitch using bolts through existing holes. Seems to work OK, no noise.
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03-18-2007, 04:10 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Palm Bay
Posts: 423
M.O.C. #4308
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We use a bungee cord to hold it down, our cover rolls right over the top of it.....Pete
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03-18-2007, 07:07 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Bradenton
Posts: 200
M.O.C. #6228
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I use a bungee on the handle so it will not rub on my Truxedo.
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03-18-2007, 08:33 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Englewood
Posts: 3,095
M.O.C. #164
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I use a bunggee also do you know you can reverse the handle by pulling the cotter pin and turning 180.
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03-18-2007, 04:37 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Winfield
Posts: 7,327
M.O.C. #6846
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MOCers to the rescue again. Sometimes we can't see the forest for the trees. Something so simple, yet I never would have thought about it. Bungee cord now installed. Thanks gang.
Bingo
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Bingo and Cathy - Our adventures begin in the hills of WV. We are blessed by our 2014 3850FL Big Sky (previous 2011 3750FL and 2007 3400RL) that we pull with a 2007 Chevy Silverado Classic DRW CC dually.
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