Air Hitch Smoothes Ride For Truck And Trailer
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Since they retired, Lester Rose and his wife, Andrea, have lived on the road for the past 13 years with no permanent address (see related story on page 39). In that time they learned that the hitch pulling their travel trailer is pretty important.
The Roses travel in a 1 1/2-ton cargo van equipped as a travelling shop. Because the truck is so stiff, it destroyed the hitch on a travel trailer over a period of four years.
So, Lester invented a hitch that he says has worked perfectly for nine years. Although there are now similar hitches on the market, he thinks his hitch is "light years ahead" of anything out there.
"The hitch plate rides on a pair of air-loaded shock absorbers," he explains. "Not only does this keep the trailer from getting beat to pieces, but it also smoothes out the ride in the truck. Since last winter, we've been pulling a 30-ft. travel trailer behind this truck that weighs in at close to 17,000 lbs. and it has worked great.
"To carry the tongue weight of the trailer, Rose runs about 180 psi to the shocks from a compressor he carries with him.
"I've never built anything that has worked so well over such a long period," he says.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Lester Rose, 2180 Pear St. S.E., Deming, New Mexico 88030 (email: lester_rose@
hotmail.com).
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Air Hitch Smoothes Ride For Truck And Trailer HITCHES Hitches 28-6-38 Since they retired, Lester Rose and his wife, Andrea, have lived on the road for the past 13 years with no permanent address (see related story on page 39). In that time they learned that the hitch pulling their travel trailer is pretty important.
The Roses travel in a 1 1/2-ton cargo van equipped as a travelling shop. Because the truck is so stiff, it destroyed the hitch on a travel trailer over a period of four years.
So, Lester invented a hitch that he says has worked perfectly for nine years. Although there are now similar hitches on the market, he thinks his hitch is "light years ahead" of anything out there.
"The hitch plate rides on a pair of air-loaded shock absorbers," he explains. "Not only does this keep the trailer from getting beat to pieces, but it also smoothes out the ride in the truck. Since last winter, we've been pulling a 30-ft. travel trailer behind this truck that weighs in at close to 17,000 lbs. and it has worked great.
"To carry the tongue weight of the trailer, Rose runs about 180 psi to the shocks from a compressor he carries with him.
"I've never built anything that has worked so well over such a long period," he says.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Lester Rose, 2180 Pear St. S.E., Deming, New Mexico 88030 (email: lester_rose@
hotmail.com).
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