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I have a NBS (new body style) Chevy and the Trailair M15 pin box is too short. The Trailair L15 is too long, so I went back to a stock Lippert 1621HD pin box; I’m now a happy camper. This is not a job for everyone, it was hard and involved heavy "stuff". Here are some pics of my Pull-Rite 18K morphing into a Hensley TS3 Hitch. I ordered this as a direct replacement for the Pull-Rite because I wanted to use the Pull-Rite rails and frame holders. Only when I tried to put it in, the wrong feet were on the Hensley. I had to pull my rails and ship them to Hensley. They fabbed up new feet rather quickly because I have CG rez’s end of this month. Hensley is a great company to deal with, very customer focused. Aaron Greyhek was my contact. I also ordered the Hensley with an automatic leveler system which inflates/deflates the air springs without input from me. It has a built in air compressor and solenoid valve to accomplish this. You will see pics of the sensor which controls this. I believe it’s a magnet which travels to a reed switch. If the magnet moves out of the target zone it ins/outs the air. Hensley supplies a 7 pin cord male/female with a tap for power. Its plug and go, simple quick and works really fine. I’ll report back and give you my ride opinion next month.
While I was waiting for the feet to get here, I morphed the TrailAir pin box into a stock Lippert 1621HD pin box. I also installed the plastic nose for that Jimmy Durante look. The pics are on another thread.
When I got done it was road test time, got exciting, RVing is fun. I learned not to put the brake break away cable on the cargo loops in the bottom of the TV bed. I learned how the system protects me and others going around a tight right hand bend on the road test. Got to test the Duramax’s power, the seatbelts, and my heart all at the same time… They all worked fine. Does anyone know how to splice a loop back into the cable. Mine pulled out of the crimped aluminum clamp when I did an entirely different dumb thing. It was a learning experience for sure, our cats learned new words.
Sorry I couldn't keep the pics in the correct order, the download changes them around ???
I will be selling all the stuff I removed in the forum and on Craig’s List. Tom
While I was waiting for the feet to get here, I morphed the TrailAir pin box into a stock Lippert 1621HD pin box. I also installed the plastic nose for that Jimmy Durante look. The pics are on another thread.
When I got done it was road test time, got exciting, RVing is fun. I learned not to put the brake break away cable on the cargo loops in the bottom of the TV bed. I learned how the system protects me and others going around a tight right hand bend on the road test. Got to test the Duramax’s power, the seatbelts, and my heart all at the same time… They all worked fine. Does anyone know how to splice a loop back into the cable. Mine pulled out of the crimped aluminum clamp when I did an entirely different dumb thing. It was a learning experience for sure, our cats learned new words.
Sorry I couldn't keep the pics in the correct order, the download changes them around ???
I will be selling all the stuff I removed in the forum and on Craig’s List. Tom
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Wrap around Jaws.JPG101.9 KB · Views: 63
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Put board under one side at a time to remove hitch.JPG135.4 KB · Views: 66
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Wrong Feet.JPG134.3 KB · Views: 62
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Wrong place to hook brake cable.JPG88.5 KB · Views: 64
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Lift one side at a time.JPG140.7 KB · Views: 59
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Slide the heavy hitch out on 2 boards.JPG137.2 KB · Views: 60
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Sliding new TS 3 into the bed.JPG147.5 KB · Views: 56
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