mkirsch wrote:
What are you using for a shank and ball?
Do NOT use a cheap Walmart shank and ball rated for 5000lbs. 25% over the receiver rating is one thing, but you'll be 150% over the shank and ball ratings!
If you go buy a heavy duty shank and ball, you'll be into it for >$100 for a one time tow! $100 would make a heck of a dent in the cost of a WD hitch.
Our local Walmart store sells Reese shanks and balls. Your post says they are cheap. If I were to buy a Reese shank and ball from a different source, would it not be a better quality? Where would you buy what you perceive to be a quality shank and ball?
It appears to me, that we have to take the manufactures word for the capacities they state their shanks and balls will carry.
Wayne
