Thanks for all the responses on towing. Talked to some guys I work with at the quarry who also tow livestock and hay trailers part time and they said play in the receiver hitch and the insert with the ball would cause problems like I had ( I had slop in the insert that I borrowed to pull the u-haul.) It was long enought to reach thru the back steps but was a dual ball and pintle hitch combo and didn't fit snug. ( the ones at wally world were to short) I am going to invest in a longer bar with a ball that fits snug in the receiver and try towing again. This is the first receiver hitch I've owned. Everything I had back then were just plain frame hitches with a ball on the end.