260 ft lbs of torque? Really?
The Husky weight distributing hitch that came with our TT needs to be dropped a couple of inches. The instructions say the bolt that I need to undo to lower it should be tightened to 260 ft lbs of to...
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racer4 wrote:
To tighten to 260 ft-lbs, I use my body weight applied to a measured length of a breaker bar. 200 lbs x 1.3 ft = 260 ft-lbs.
First, tighten by hand with a ratchet or breaker bar.
If you weigh 200 lbs, use a socket on a breaker bar extended straight to the side (3 o'clock or 9 o'clock position) and carefully step on it 1.3 ft from the nut, until you put all your weight on it. Keep repositioning it to keep it straight to the side. Have someone else hold the bolt with a wrench and hold your socket in place on the nut.
Take precautions against slipping etc., of course!
This is what I do. I calculate it this way. 260 ft-lbs means your applying 260lbs of force 12" fron the center of the bolt. (Torque needed/your weiight)*12 so if you weigh 200lbs, 260/200=1.3*12=15.5" place the center of one of your feet 15.5" from the center of the bolt till it no longer turns. Good balance is helpful.
