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Old 04-19-2014, 07:29 AM   #1
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Hi - We picked up our new Hideout 25rks yesterday - TV is Big Horn 1500 Ram with 5.7 litre Hemi. We had an Equalizer II WDH installed. Backing into our driveway we scraped the bottom of the tow bar saddle (mounted on tongue) and the tongue jack. Hubby is thinking about installing a drag roller.. Thoughts and suggestions please. Thanks!
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Old 04-19-2014, 10:13 AM   #2
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Depending on how much clearance is at the back of the trailer this was a simple fix I used on a different rig with a similar problem.
I had a spare receiver bar with a large drop (not part of a WDH setup). I reversed it and added a ball.
When I was ready to store the trailer I would unhitch in the street change bars and back it up the hill.
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Old 04-19-2014, 02:15 PM   #3
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Most rollers go on the back of the trailer if the bottom of your L brackets are hitting that seems low, is the truck level when hooked up, it the trailer mostly level? Thinking that adjusting the wdh might help. Does it hit when the rear truck tires are still in the street but almost in the driveway? A couple boards might help but that can be a pain after awhile.
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Old 04-19-2014, 05:51 PM   #4
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Thank You so much.. Rear clearance is fine. Already have another hitch and ball.
We will be doing that real soon. Hubby says it make sense to him .. Easy fix. Thanks ! We'll let you know how it goes.

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Depending on how much clearance is at the back of the trailer this was a simple fix I used on a different rig with a similar problem.
I had a spare receiver bar with a large drop (not part of a WDH setup). I reversed it and added a ball.
When I was ready to store the trailer I would unhitch in the street change bars and back it up the hill.
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Old 04-19-2014, 05:55 PM   #5
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HI Gary -
Truck and trailer are level. wdh was adjusted at dealership. Hopefully it will not resort to boards. Our approach on the driveway is quite short and a pretty good grade to it. We will try the other suggestion first. Thanks!

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Most rollers go on the back of the trailer if the bottom of your L brackets are hitting that seems low, is the truck level when hooked up, it the trailer mostly level? Thinking that adjusting the wdh might help. Does it hit when the rear truck tires are still in the street but almost in the driveway? A couple boards might help but that can be a pain after awhile.
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