ScottG wrote:
Looks like a very sudden failure and seeing that's it's broken in two places suggests to me that it was an impact of some kind. Perhaps the hitch hit the ground in a high-center manner or more to my mind, it was jack-knifed.
Not trying to be accusatory, these things happen and we don't even realize it.
FWIW, your pics are over sized per the forum guidelines. If you make them 640X480 and back up some, we could get a better idea of whats going on.
No jack knife and no impact of any sort, but there was a very bumpy highway on I-40 near Statesville where they are doing road construction.