multi-purpose hitches
While I do own a 5th wheel, this question concerns hitches that I use to pull my boats. I have a need for two different hitches, one that is much higher than the other because one of my boats require...
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mkirsch wrote:
A stainless or aluminum shank is not going to eliminate the rust on your hands, because your receiver is made of plain carbon steel, and is rusting. The rust will transfer to the shank, and on to your hands. Wear gloves, or wash up afterward.
Leaving your hitch shank in 100% of the time, regardless of what it's made of, is not a good idea even if it's adjustable and will fit in your garage. Even if the shank is stainless, that receiver is still rusting, and if you leave the hitch in long enough it will become permanently welded into the receiver.
OP here. That's the whole point of this exercise and the "rust on my hands" comment. If I use the Rapid Hitch, all I have to do is adjust the height, but the hitch bar can stay in the receiver and since the part I have to adjust is aluminum, no rust.. I doubt that it would "permanently weld into the receiver", especially with the play between the shank/tow bar and the receiver allowing for movement anytime I am towing.
