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    Posted: 18 Feb 2019 at 9:26am
Has anybody gotten this hitch setup for a RPod? I have a 182G and looking at it for an addition.

https://www.amazon.com/Husky-32215-Center-Line-Spring/dp/B00W919GLM/ref=cm_wl_huc_item
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Apparently not riotkayak, but I don't see any reason why it wouldn't do the job, other than one of the reviewers said they couldn't lower the ball enough for their trailer without the shank getting too close to the ground, so that might be a problem if you have a low riding rpod.

 If you try it please post on how it works out for you. Good luck!
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Can you back up with the bars hooked up? If not, I would pick one that you can.
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Originally posted by Motor7

Can you back up with the bars hooked up? If not, I would pick one that you can.

From the Husky site:

Performs in reverse (no sway bar to remove for backing up)
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It is very similar in design to the E2 trunnion-style WDH, so I don't see any major issues with it. What's the price difference between it and the E2 equivalent?
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I like the fact that it comes with the ball and it is pre-torqued to specs.
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Well then the price is right, be the Guinea Pig!
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Posts: 1214 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19 Feb 2019 at 1:58pm
   Was interested in this hitch but there were very few reviews, but the ones I did find were good. We ended up staying with a Equalizer 4 point sway control WDH. We needed a larger hitch and the Husky looked interesting. If you do get it I would be curious to know your review of it. What l liked about the Equalizer hitch it was made in the USA and the Husky I think the manufacture told me the steel came from the US but was manufactured in Taiwan.
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I'd be a little cautious about of the claim of the manufacturer.  It doesn't make sense.  

Why would someone ship steel to Taiwan to manufacture the hitch, then ship the hitch to the US, when Taiwan is perfectly capable of making the steel locally.  It is not cost effective and the steel in a WDH is not some strange exotic alloy that is only obtainable in one place.  And if they were going to source steel out of Taiwan, Japan has a steel industry that can satisfy the needs of just about every kind of demand for steel imaginable and is a whole lot closer.  I wouldn't be surprised to find out the manufacturing of the steel was also in Taiwan.  Just wondering????
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