Nut backed off ball caused accident
I was heading up to santa cruz ca. in my 40' american eagle I had my motorcycle in tow on a utility trailer. Before I left I had tighten the nut on the ball with an air impact driver the kind that you...
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SDcampowneroperator wrote:
Sorry to read of your trouble. Next time weld the ball on, or the nut to the threads. Been doing it for years. After all, when does anyone change the ball? Even if they did need to, a grinder will cut out the weld.
Nuts will come loose if the hole in the mount is bigger than the ball stem no matter how well torqued. Could that be the cause?
That's a great idea. I've found my nut loose during pre-op checks, and that's with the lock washer in place.
Lock Tight on the threads is another idea, which is what I did, but I'm getting out the MIG before I pull with the bumper again.
