BenK wrote:
First reported here below and is of a GMT800 8.1L Suburban just like the OPs:
Hitch Failure, the first report in 2003
This the first image on any forum that I know of and from the above
thread

Ben,
There is no evidence to support the assertion that the hitch failure shown above was due to "WD forces".
Instead, people who take the time to read
Burbman's description likely will conclude (as
Burbman did) that the failure was due to yaw-axis torque and lateral force generated by a pivot point projection hitch.
Ron