I’m guessing it’s a combination of the surge brakes and the rocker ball. The two spring tensions are likely fighting each other. As one rebounds it loads the other causing transfer of energy back and forth. I bet it would do better with a hitch without surge brakes. Thanks for your honest review.
Great video Jay! I love the camera angles. I agree with you, I can’t see this working out in the long term. Think of the amount of wear that joint is going to get over time. I believe the driving will just get mushy instead of having a nice solid connection to the truck. Also, not sure how it’s going to affect the brake actuation with the forward movement durning a bounce. I drive my sx240 on an expedition max, and I don’t really notice that big of a deal with bounce while it’s attached 🤷🏻♂️. It was worth the try though!
Thanks for the support. My normal hitch never bothered me, but I thought I'd try this. Definitely not using it anymore. At least not with the boat. Possibly I'll try it again with the snowmobile trailer.
i believe its just rubber bushings inside and its rated for 7500lbs, maybe you're on the high end of the weight rating and thats what's causing the constant movement? also it looks like your coupler already has some kind of dampening mechanism in it. maybe two dampeners is too much? i just ordered one, but ill be towing a 1300 lb sxs on a 1000 lb trailer and i have to drive down washboarded dirt roads to get to parking spots so curious if the lighter weight will make a difference
7500lbs is it's rated weight, you are correct. I feel like I'm well enough below, but possibly I am just too close to the max. My trailer has surge brakes, not electric. So that's what you're seeing move. I'm probably going to try it again with my 2 place snowmobile trailer. That's less than half the weight and no brakes. I'm curious to hear your thoughts once you get a chance to try it.
@@SmoknJaysGarage so i tried it and didnt like it, so switching to a standard ball. i think my setup was too light and yours was too heavy. if you are pulling just the right amount of weight it might work well but since the amount of tension/flex isn't adjustable, this isnt a one size fits all solution
I agree, having a dampener on the coupler as well is exacerbating the total movement. And it's probably best used along with an anti-rattle receiver bracket. Plus being on a hinge pin is just another place for wear to occur. I don't wanna say it's a gimmick, but more than likely redundant.
I will say that many of the reviews that I saw online show a heavy box trailer as the control ie no rockerball and then the test with a lighter trailer with the rocker. So I think its just made up nonsense?
@@SmoknJaysGarage your tips/tricks are helpful. The 195 is a single SVHO engine which Yamaha only provides a single battery so a second battery install will be the first project
