Review of Gen-Y Hitch Fifth Wheel King Pin - Shock Absorbing Lippert 1621 And 1621 HD - 325-GH-8040
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Hi, everybody, Andy here with etrailer.com. Let's take a look at this Gen-Y Hitch Shock Absorbing Fifth Wheel Pin Box. Now, this is going to upgrade your existing pin box on your fifth-wheel trailer, and this does have that shock-absorbing design the Gen-Y is known for. This is going to ensure a nice, smooth, steady ride. So it's gonna be a lot more comfortable and smooth for you as you're going down the road. This is designed specifically to replace the Lippert 1621 and 1621 HD fifth-wheel pin boxes.
So if you have either one of those, this is going to fit right in place. Now the installation is going to be relatively simple. This is going to have the same mounting holes, and this is going to install using the same bolts as your existing pin box. However, I do want you to know that this pin box is heavy. I needed some help to get it on my tabletop here.
So you wanna make sure that you at least have a second set of hands to help you lower your original pin box and to put this one up in its place. So you just wanna make sure that you have plenty of support. Now this pin box is a little bit shorter than your original 1621 or 1621 HD pin box. So the clearance between your trailer and tow vehicle during turns might be reduced. This is made here in the U.S.A.
of heavy-duty steel construction. So this is a very well-built, very robust. This has a towing capacity of 21,000 pounds and a pin weight capacity range from 1,500 pounds to 3,500 pounds. Now, that pin weight capacity range is due to Gen-Y shock-absorbing design, which is going to give you that smooth, steady ride. Their technology functions like a torsion axle to limit transfer of road shock from your trailer to your truck, and vice versa, reducing chucking and rough for-and-aft motion.
So this is also going to limit the bounce and jarring up and down motion. Now, as this cutaway demonstrates that I have here, built into the Gen-Y pin boxes are tubes with inner bars that are surrounded by rubber cords. And as the king pin end moves, these inner bars twist inside of the tubes, attempting to follow the king pin's motion. But these rubber cords prevent the bars from twisting too far. So as as each bar turns, these cords compress to absorb the rough shock. So this means that any shock experienced by your truck can be absorbed before it reaches your trailer, and the shock experience by your trailer won't get transferred to your truck. So because of this shock-absorbing design, you're going to have to have a minimum of that 1,500 pounds for the system to properly engage. And any more than 3,500 pounds is going to be too much for it. Now, another benefit of this system is that there's no airbags to maintain and fewer moving parts to repair or replace than with other shock-absorbing solutions. The powder coat finish is going to do a great job of resisting corrosion. And Gen-Y has a great reputation for building very well-built, very robust products, and this is no exception. Well, that's gonna wrap up our look today. I do hope that it was helpful for you. Again, my name is Andy. Thank you for joining me.
https://www.etrailer.com/5th-Wheel-Pi...
Check out some similar 5th Wheel Pin Box options:
https://www.etrailer.com/dept-pg-5th_...
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etrailertv
Full transcript: https://www.etrailer.com/tv-Demo-Gen-...
Hi, everybody, Andy here with etrailer.com. Let's take a look at this Gen-Y Hitch Shock Absorbing Fifth Wheel Pin Box. Now, this is going to upgrade your existing pin box on your fifth-wheel trailer, and this does have that shock-absorbing design the Gen-Y is known for. This is going to ensure a nice, smooth, steady ride. So it's gonna be a lot more comfortable and smooth for you as you're going down the road. This is designed specifically to replace the Lippert 1621 and 1621 HD fifth-wheel pin boxes.
So if you have either one of those, this is going to fit right in place. Now the installation is going to be relatively simple. This is going to have the same mounting holes, and this is going to install using the same bolts as your existing pin box. However, I do want you to know that this pin box is heavy. I needed some help to get it on my tabletop here.
So you wanna make sure that you at least have a second set of hands to help you lower your original pin box and to put this one up in its place. So you just wanna make sure that you have plenty of support. Now this pin box is a little bit shorter than your original 1621 or 1621 HD pin box. So the clearance between your trailer and tow vehicle during turns might be reduced. This is made here in the U.S.A.
of heavy-duty steel construction. So this is a very well-built, very robust. This has a towing capacity of 21,000 pounds and a pin weight capacity range from 1,500 pounds to 3,500 pounds. Now, that pin weight capacity range is due to Gen-Y shock-absorbing design, which is going to give you that smooth, steady ride. Their technology functions like a torsion axle to limit transfer of road shock from your trailer to your truck, and vice versa, reducing chucking and rough for-and-aft motion.
So this is also going to limit the bounce and jarring up and down motion. Now, as this cutaway demonstrates that I have here, built into the Gen-Y pin boxes are tubes with inner bars that are surrounded by rubber cords. And as the king pin end moves, these inner bars twist inside of the tubes, attempting to follow the king pin's motion. But these rubber cords prevent the bars from twisting too far. So as as each bar turns, these cords compress to absorb the rough shock. So this means that any shock experienced by your truck can be absorbed before it reaches your trailer, and the shock experience by your trailer won't get transferred to your truck. So because of this shock-absorbing design, you're going to have to have a minimum of that 1,500 pounds for the system to properly engage. And any more than 3,500 pounds is going to be too much for it. Now, another benefit of this system is that there's no airbags to maintain and fewer moving parts to repair or replace than with other shock-absorbing solutions. The powder coat finish is going to do a great job of resisting corrosion. And Gen-Y has a great reputation for building very well-built, very robust products, and this is no exception. Well, that's gonna wrap up our look today. I do hope that it was helpful for you. Again, my name is Andy. Thank you for joining me.
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