New Equal-I-Zer Hitch Issue
Received my new 10k Equali-i-zer hitch yesterday and started the install today. Ran into a glitch right off the bat. I ordered both the hitch and ball at the same time, from the same place and receive...
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Like gmw_photos said, I have a 1 and 13/16 inch nut on my ball hitch and mine is also an Equal-i-zer with that same recessed hole.
We were in South Carolina last year, camped, and I realized the hitch ball was loose. I had nothing to fit it and ended up going to 4 different places before I found a socket that would fit it. I started at Lowes, and ended up at a little mom-and-pop's auto part store who had the perfect socket and I had to buy a large breaker bar for it to snap onto, since I didn't have any ratchets big enough to fit. It cost me over $50 for both socket and breaker, but it worked marvelously. This is the only nut I have to use that socket on, but it was worth every penny spent. I keep it in my RV tool box now.
Since then, I check the nut every time I hitch up now to make sure it's not come loose. As far as torque on the nut, I have no idea. But I figure if it's tight enough I can't make it any tighter myself without additional leverage, it's tight enough. Since that one time, it's never come loose again.
We were in South Carolina last year, camped, and I realized the hitch ball was loose. I had nothing to fit it and ended up going to 4 different places before I found a socket that would fit it. I started at Lowes, and ended up at a little mom-and-pop's auto part store who had the perfect socket and I had to buy a large breaker bar for it to snap onto, since I didn't have any ratchets big enough to fit. It cost me over $50 for both socket and breaker, but it worked marvelously. This is the only nut I have to use that socket on, but it was worth every penny spent. I keep it in my RV tool box now.
Since then, I check the nut every time I hitch up now to make sure it's not come loose. As far as torque on the nut, I have no idea. But I figure if it's tight enough I can't make it any tighter myself without additional leverage, it's tight enough. Since that one time, it's never come loose again.
