Another Blue OX Sway Pro question and concern

ajk170 wrote:
Mike-up, you're right, I totally overloaded the F150. It was the same TT (2015 316RL) with the BOSP at 1500# bars. I didn't know any better an the dealer said it would work. I was flying blind- luckily I made several trips and lived to tell about them. Those were also the reasons I traded put to the 2013 6.7 Ford diesel. I do think I need to adjust he hitch head a bit and maybe try to tighten the links but I am concerned about over tightening and getting the steering too squirrily. But for the sake of testing, I'll pull the hitch head up and also take the appropriate measurements.

If the TT is hard to get off the hitch head as I'm currently configured, is that a symptom of too much weight or pressure on the hitch head and not riding level? There are time when I need to sand on the hitch to pop the ball off the receiver or raise and lower the hitch until it pops off. I don't use a grease but I do use Silcon spray prior to hook up and just before uncoupling. Seems odd that it would need a lot of force or work to get the hitch ball off the receiver.

I use white grease on my hitch ball. Usually I can just push on the rear bumper with my hand and the ball breaks loose from the coupler. You do have to have the weight of the coupler off of the ball and on to the foot of tongue though.

Alway oil your coupler lock lever as it can bind up not allowing the coupler to come off of the ball. I once had to use a rubber mallet and a lot of WD40 before the lever would break free allowing the coupler to come off of the ball. Now I regularly spray it with WD40 as I do many things.