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mrekim
Explorer
Sep 20, 2013

How often do you need to tighen your hitch ball?

I have a ball on order and was going to get a 1 7/8" socket. After a brief search it seems like 1/2" drive tools won't cut it. I suspect that, if I want to be able to tighten this myself I'll need at ...
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DarthMuffin
Explorer
Oct 05, 2013
On my primary rig I have an Anderson hitch, so no ball to tighten (side nuts are on there with an impact wrench). On my other hitches I tack weld the nut after getting it tight. I'm all about doing it once and doing it right :-)

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