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TomG2
Aug 06, 2013Explorer
Campin LI wrote:
If your post was not meant to be sarcastic, I apologize and as stated above by Berky, if the bolt is not in tension, it is loose, so the bolt has an initial tension due to tightening. Then you add the load from the hitch and/or WDH.
Oh, it was sarcastic alright. Not sure why all the confusion and concern about hitch bolts. I follow pretty closely and do not recall one case of hitch bolts being a big problem in the RV world. The dynamics involved in towing are way more complicated than can be explained in a paragraph or two.
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