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Replaces the heavy duty snap-up bracket for your weight distribution systems with tongue weight capacity 800 lbs and over.
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Today we're going to be taking a look at the Replacement Heavy Duty Snap-Up Bracket for Reese Weight Distribution Systems. This snap-up bracket mounts on the trailer tongue and provides the attachment point for your weight distribution and spring bars that use chains. This creates necessary tension on the spring bars. The replacement unit is designed for use with Reese Weight Distribution Systems that use similar style lift brackets. It does come with a set screw, which bolts the bracket to your trailer frame. That bolt is going to give us a measurement of around 3 1/2 inches from the bottom of the bolt head to the head of the threaded portion.
Then it's also going to come with a new safety pin that locks the bracket in the raised position. Now the bracket itself is made from a steel construction. It's very strong and durable. It's going to have a black powder coated finish, which is going to do a great job at resisting rust and corrosion. One snap-up bracket assembly is included. This bracket features the welded on reinforcement.
That's these raised areas right here. It's got these welded on reinforcements, which makes it a heavy duty bracket making it great for heavier trailers. This is a replacement part for Reese Weight Distribution Systems that have a gross trailer weight rating of 15,000 pounds and 17,000 pounds. We know that this is a very strong and durable heavy duty snap-up bracket. Simply installs approximately 30 inches back from the coupler. It is going to require about 5 1/2 inches of space along the trailer frame.
Measuring right there is where we get that measurement from. It will not fit trailer frames wider than 2 1/2 inches. That's simply, the opening here needs a little bit of space left for the screw, or the bolt, to actually get in there and get some threads through. 2 1/2 inches is the trailer frame width. With that removed, you can see that we can lower this, connect the chains, raise it up to apply the tension, and this goes through those holes to secure it in that up position.
That's going to do it for today's look at the Replacement Heavy Duty Snap-Up Bracket for Reese Weight Distribution Systems.
Average Customer Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (92 Customer Reviews)
Replaces the heavy duty snap-up bracket for your weight distribution systems with tongue weight capacity 800 lbs and over.So Far so good. It appears well made. I think I will add a filler between my frame and the back of the bracket where the screw enters. This will prevent the unit from sliding down. I had the original Reese brackets for 10 years. The pins that allow the bracket to move became loose or sloopy. Became very difficult to place the pin. Replaced the bracket with REGULAR brackets. One slipped and cocked on frame and bent screw. The filler may have prevented this. These heavy duty brackets should do the trick.
We purchased a heavier travel trailer and needed to upgrade out proud trunion bars to 1200 lb (also from etrailer), our old snap up brackets but these HD seem to be what we really needed. If you upgrade your trunion bar capacity I strongly recommend also upgrading to HD snap brackets.
etrailer has GREAT customer service. They even called the factory and shared additional helpful information after they had made the sale. I will look for other opportunities to buy from them.
The regular brackets seem to have bent. These ones with the reinforcements should do the trick!
Adam was great helped resolve all my problems Good fast service
I previously bought a set of these brackets for my car hauler and they worked perfectly with my current weight distribution hitch. I decided to buy a 2nd set for my boat trailer (that has electric brakes) and am looking forward to a much better ride when I'm towing.
The pin that locks into place does not line up when there is pressure from the chain. I've had to use a heavy duty wire to lock it. The other side works fine.
Mike L.
8/26/2022
It sounds as if your snap-up bracket has been bent or damaged. You will want to replace that.
Fast delivery 3 days, they are exactly as discribed and what I wanted. Now I can use my hitch on 2 different trailes.
Thank you, etailer
Randy
7/31/2021
I bought the brackets because I have 2 trailers so I can use my equalizer hitch on both , works great
Easy to install, and love the locking f eature
The ordering process was easy enough for the hitch part and the price was fair.
It is the exact product that I was replacing.
Robert
1/19/2021
Still doing the job it was designed for
All good except the packaging was not as good as it should have been. I received two boxes, one for each of the Snap-Up Brackets. One box was torn and the keeper pin was missing. The other box had the keeper pin but it could have came out of that box but luckily it didn't. The pin was just placed in the box. It should have been put in a bag or maybe taped to the bracket so it could not have been lost so easily.
Sierra K.
9/28/2021
Sorry about the missing pin. Customer Service will be reaching out to you.
I read the reviews of the new bracket and decided to give it a try. ETrailer was very easy to work with and shipped the bracket very quickly. I have attached a photo that illustrates the old bracket next to the new one. The old bracket just could not handle the load of my trailer. When I got home from a trip, both brackets were barely on the trailer frame. I am looking forward to the control and strength of the new bracket when I take the camper out next.
Thankyou so much for all your help.Here is a pic of the product installed on our RV. Thanks again.
Replacing current Reese snap up brackets ( had one bend last camping season) with the Reese Heavy Duty brackets. After looking over the Reese Heavy Duty Brackets, I noticed the the threads have been cleaned of powder coating, safety pins and locking bolt were included. With the added reinforcement these should not bend like the previous brackets. Free shipping a plus.
I ORDERED THE HEAVY DUTY SNAP-UP BRACKET TO GO ON MY NEW RV AND 1 SET FOR MY OLD RV. THE BRACKETS ARRIVED QUICKLY AND IN EXCELLENT SHAPE. i HAVE USED BOTH TRAILERS IN THE LAST YEAR AND THE BRACKETS PERFORMED WITHOUT A PROBLEM. I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE PRODUCT AND THE SERVICE I RECEIVED.
Product was shipped in a timely manner. One of the brackets was shipped without the hole for the set screw threaded. It was easy to fix(if you have the correct tap). I did not have time to ship it back for new bracket as we were leaving for a trip later that week. The brackets are now installed and working great. I installed them on my travel trailer and have now taken two trips with the new snap up brackets and no issues.
Disappointed in the Reese product. The two issues are as follows. First when hooking the chain from the bars and pulling them up tight the hook part doesn't seem to go over center and stay on its own. I actually had one of the chains snap back down before I put the locking pin in. Nearly caught my head. Every other chain device I have used (been several over the last 40 years of trailering) has always gone what I would call over center so it stayed put safely. I won't release pressure on the pipe handle I use to pull the saddle up until I have the safety pin in place. (should not have to do that) I hope this doesn't prove to be a problem while towing. Second, the rivet that holds the lifting part to the piece attached to the trailer tongue doesn't seem to be heavy enough. With the part new there is play and the rivet seems a little loose. Not near as good or heavy as what I have used in the past. If I had a way to talk to the engineer that designed this I would sure give him my 2 cents worth.
Have just recieved the snap up bracket. Have not installed it yet or tried the product out.The Heavy Duty Snap Bracket isvery well made , and makes the original ones that came with the hitch,look cheap and inferior. Why doesn't Reese give you these brackets when you purchase their weight distribution hitch? Delivery time was quick and etrailer promised as delivered. This is my first order from etrailer, but will definetly order from them again due to the great service and products. 2013 Artic Fox 32 A travel trailer.
Bought 2 of these to tow my cargo trailer behind our motorhome on a recent 1000+ mile vacation trip. Installation was easy, no paint in the threaded section where the clamping bolt threads in. These snap-up clamps worked flawlessly and did not bend, stretch or loosen under load.
I got great service when I called E Trailer. I needed parts to my load leveling system and the sales representative I spoke with was great. I received the exact parts I needed. Thanks.
Just received my lift brackets , a HUGE improvement on the original Reese brackets that came with my hitch back in 2004 !
so glad that I left my old ones on my trailer when I sold some time back !With great prices and fast and FREE shipping , what more can you ask for !
Solid pieces, should be stronger than the standard brackets I was using with my lighter spring bars. Only glitch was that the threads required chasing with a 1/2 - 13 tap due to paint in the threads and minor damage around the thread opening. felt like forcing the bolt through would have caused damage.
I have used the reese dual cam system for some time on an enclosed trailer. I recently added a travel trailer to the mix. I wanted to use the same system. I bought the chain holders. I went through 3 sets as they were bending and pulling the units off the trailer. I realized they were not the same quality and strength of og my old units.These units are very strong.
Snap up Bracket for Weight Distribution Hitch is obviously build in a very sturdy manner. It is for sure "heavy duty" as advertised. The staff at E-trailer was quite professional and helpful, answering many of my questions and pointing me to helpful illustrations and videos.
Always a great experience to shop with E-trailer. Thank you. Terry
Noah at etrailer.com confirmed that my old Reese snap up brackets 21500 were compatible with the 53892 Resse Heavy Duty Snap-Up Bracket. Installed and everything was fine. Easy transaction and parts showed up sooner than Noah suggested. Thanks for helping me out.
The pictures shown shows the square mounting holes. I received my brackets with no mounting holes as was shown in the pictures. Now I have to try to drill holes in them that will mount in the same location that the old brackets were. With that said it appears that theses brackets are more heavy duty.
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Clifford
5/5/2022
Not as good as I had hoped. I have found that the pins that lock the lift handles is extremely hard to slip through and lock the handles in place, when putting tension on the weight bars. It seems the hinge has some flex in it, when pressure is applied, puts the locking pin holes out of alignment. This happens on both sets of brackets Ive bought. I am likely to have to drill the locking pin holes slightly bigger to accommodate for the mis-alignment.