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    Posted: 14 Sep 2015 at 7:16pm
I bought a used 2014 177 and found a gold colored pipe about 18" long in the storage area. Anyone know if that is for something I should know about? It's not attached to anything. Isn't threaded on either end. It was just rolling around in there. It seems like trash, but I hate to toss something I will regret later.
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A picture would be nice.. But.. did the previous owners use a WDH? Our hitch came with a leverage bar that sounds about like that. We don't use it, we jack the tongue up and attach.
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Not sure about previous owners hitch. Maybe WDH.
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a do hickey?
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Looks like a leverage tool for setting the spring bars on a WDH. Fits on the yoke that holds the chain so you can pry it up into place then set it with a retaining ring.
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+1  Looks like the one I have.
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Originally posted by Podster

Looks like a leverage tool for setting the spring bars on a WDH. Fits on the yoke that holds the chain so you can pry it up into place then set it with a retaining ring.


Yep. Looks EXACTLY like the one in my toolbox.
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Posts: 274 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 14 Sep 2015 at 11:48pm
Thanks all! Since I don't have a WDH I didn't recognize it. I guess I'll toss it.
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If I may ask, why don't you have a WDH.
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Originally posted by marwayne

If I may ask, why don't you have a WDH.

I do have anti-sway, just not WDH. I am doing my first distance trip next week so I may change my mind after that. Please don't flame me. I understand that most people on this forum wouldn't dream of not having a WDH. But I also look around the campgrounds and about half the people towing don't.
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