Broke my hitch pin today
Today, 900 miles in to a trip to Wyoming, driving hwy 26 near Palisades reservoir, 2 lane road with few turnouts, I heard a snap sound and soon felt as though truck had lost power. Drove another hund...
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Michelle.S wrote:
That's the reason they make clamps like Quiet Hitch. Tightens things up and stops the slop.
Yes but not as a bandaid (quiet hitch) on top of another bandaid (adapter sleeve(s)).
The Ferd guys have to use 2 adapters to get down to a 2” shank. That’s as sloppy as throwing a hot dog down a hallway!
PS cheap/easy hack for schloppy hitches….fender washers.
When I was using a hitch extension with the ole TC on the truck, the slop would literally allow the hitch ball to move up and down a couple inches when on the end of a 2’ extension plugged into a well used receiver.
Couple fender washers under the extension and couple under the hitch shank, whatever Thickness of steel shim you can jam in there, works great. Took the majority of the schlop out.
