When to replace the hitch pin?
The pin for holding the hitch into the receiver is the only real thing holding our trailers to our trucks. Mine is new, but it got me thinking, how often should it be replaced?
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Grit dog wrote:SUMRX4 wrote:
The pin really isn't holding any weight. I towed an 8,000Lb tractor on a flatbed trailer about 60 miles once and after the trip I realized I never put the pin into the hitch. Won't do that again but that taught me the pin isn't doing any work.
Your confusing ignorance and luck with physics….
There have been times when I have had to telescope dry tubes. The only way to do it with reasonable amount of force is make sure there is no side pressure. If you lift the ball mount too high it is harder to get it out. The same would apply with TW on the ball
