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We are back home for the summer and with just under 2K pulling with it I still like it but did find that you have to check the bolts that lock the reciever tube so it can't move. The one thing I have found is the graphite dosen't make it you pull for 8 to 9 hundred miles with 3400lbs of pin wieght without unhooking to add more. I'm going to take a piece of my old teflon disk and cut a piece for the ball to ride on.
We are back home for the summer and with just under 2K pulling with it I still like it but did find that you have to check the bolts that lock the reciever tube so it can't move. The one thing I have found is the graphite dosen't make it you pull for 8 to 9 hundred miles with 3400lbs of pin wieght without unhooking to add more. I'm going to take a piece of my old teflon disk and cut a piece for the ball to ride on.
Denny
Not a bad idea, but I wonder if the ball will be too high to close the locking pin then? Not sure what the clearance is there normally.
Denny
What was happening to the ball that you have to use a solid lubricant?
Have you ever heard the ball on a travel trailer with a equlizer hitch that the ball is dry thats what it sounds like. I can see where its the ball and socket are wearing after long runs but on short hauls it's not a problem.
My 5th wheel been in the shop since Dec. of last year getting some warranty work done and thanks to Jayco they have been slow okay the dealer to send the back wall and giving them the okay to repaint my front cap but I am waiting to get back to camping.
I made a 1.75 dia disk the other day and tried it yesterday and all the dry ball noise was gone. There was plenty of room for the latch to engage and there were no marks left on the ball to show it was dragging. I'm going to make a few spares just to have, you can see were the weight of the ball formed the disk into a dish shape.
Yes the ball set on the disk, if I was making short run the graphite would have worked but at times we will do close to 1K before disconnecting when going cross country, we find places that will take us hooked up.
I made a 1.75 dia disk the other day and tried it yesterday and all the dry ball noise was gone. There was plenty of room for the latch to engage and there were no marks left on the ball to show it was dragging. I'm going to make a few spares just to have, you can see were the weight of the ball formed the disk into a dish shape.
The reason i asked about the weight as I have a 02 7.3 crew cab dulley stock tranny and the manual says 12,500lbs. How ever I talk to may that say they pull up to 20k with theirs. Just wondering how realistic that is.
04-21-2021, 08:13 AM
