We inherited a rather stout 10K# Blue Ox that the previous owners of our current rig threw in, they said it was old, abused, and problematic. They were getting ready to replace it but for health reasons (owner was 85) they did not use their motorhome much in the last few years and never got around to having it done, we had planned to buy a tow bar anyway.
As mentioned above, a hammer was essential to get apparatus connected or disconnect to our toad. After purchasing rig and traveling 1K miles to get back home I performed maintenance and removed all the gunk that was prohibiting free movement, took several cleanings to let it soak, operates smooth as butter just like it left the factory.
