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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Dave H M wrote:WyoTraveler wrote:
Tip the hitch sideways and slide it into the receiver. You don't even need a torque wrench. calculate your weight and length of pipe breaker bar you need and stand on it. 3/4" nut 160 pounds, 1" nut 250 pounds, 1 1/4" nut 450 pounds ft pounds. I personally wouldn't trust any air wrench for torque.
Wow we have some home grown ingenuity how to here. That is what I did when I "torqued" the tractor axle nut on. I was not smart enough on the hitch ball and sat on the ground and had both feet up against the bumper and then proceeded to see if i could turn the breaker bar into a long bow. :S
Yup, learn all that stuff working around farm equip. Just retired final time raising hay and cows in WY.:B
