Devilishjim Posted October 16, 2017 Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 Sounds to me like Hensley needs to do a recall, I almost always read all of the post even if the problem doesnt pertain to me or I cant help someone but now I have a little better ubderstanding of why a Hensley wont hitch. Maybe in the future they will furnish a hammer with each hitch they sell. Jim Spence 2000 Dodge 3500 1 ton QC 4x4 dually 5.9 diesel LB BD exhaust brake, 6 spd manual trans 34CKTS Cedar Creek 5er, Trail-Air hitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alie&Jim's Carrilite Posted October 16, 2017 Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 Part of the problem is that the Binkley head that TrailerSaver uses is now made in China or overseas. The tolerances are not the same as they were originally here in the US. Alie & Jim + 8 paws 2017 DRV Memphis BART- 1998 Volvo 610 Lil'ole 6cyl Cummins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdickinson Posted October 16, 2017 Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 One thing to note about these hitches is there is no provision for lubricating the main pivot pin. One creative person drilled into the metal surrounding the pin and put in a grease fitting. Hensley found out and promptly cancelled their warranty. I spoke to Hensley about this and they have no plans to modify to allow for lubrication. You need to shoot some lubricant of any type into the pin area. If you don't the hole the pin goes thru will wear and become oval giving you some piston slap front to back. My old one did and so did another at the WCR I went to last year. This is mentioned on the online manual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat & Pete Posted October 16, 2017 Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 18 minutes ago, rdickinson said: One thing to note about these hitches is there is no provision for lubricating the main pivot pin. One creative person drilled into the metal surrounding the pin and put in a grease fitting. Hensley found out and promptly cancelled their warranty. I spoke to Hensley about this and they have no plans to modify to allow for lubrication. You need to shoot some lubricant of any type into the pin area. If you don't the hole the pin goes thru will wear and become oval giving you some piston slap front to back. My old one did and so did another at the WCR I went to last year. This is mentioned on the online manual. Sounds like planned 'obsolescence' . Goes around , comes around . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdickinson Posted October 17, 2017 Report Share Posted October 17, 2017 Randy A needs to get hold of Tom and take a pic of the hitch locking pin area from the top, a birds eye view. Then post the pics along with measurements.The aluminum wedge he made will prevent the hitch from coming undone. Imagine dropping a log splitting wedge in from the top, pointy side down. I know a machinist with a CNC machine who could make them by the bushel if there was enough interest from those of us who have the TS3 or units with the same head. I am leary about pounding heavily on something due to the possibility of collateral damage, a slip or a miss aimed hammer. I did hit the lockout pin but there was not much room to get any kind of windup due to space constraints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redcrzr Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 My TS did just the opposite 1 1/2 yrs ago. I couldn't get the jaws to open. Locked (rusted) shut with 19,000# trailer yanking on it. Was told by TS to go ahead & bang on the jaws, which I did with multiple items. Ended up getting help from a trailer mechanic with pry bars & bigger hammers. I then disassembled the binkley head until I was unable to remove the pins that the jaws rotate on. Took it into a fabrication shop where I suspect they did some heating & banging to free them from their frozen state. Sorry about the long story. Short story would be, lubrication problem. I did replace all of the springs & hitch has been working fine ever since. My hitch would be at least 10 yrs old at the time. Todd “…nothing so liberalizes a man and expands the kindly instincts that nature put in him as travel and contact with many kinds of people.” – Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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