How over engineered are receivers?
The PO told me not to worry about the rusty receiver.. He said he pulled 10k for allot of miles. The Uhaul sticker was faded, but I now see its rated for 10k gross and 1000 lb tongue.. My gross is ...
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The Texan wrote:Road Ruler wrote:Absolutely correct answer.......Just ask the GM owners from a few yeas back what happened to them and their receivers, NOT a pretty picture.rerod wrote:
I know receivers must be over engineered
No. Many are under engineered. Proceed with caution.
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There are a lot of limits I take with a grain of salt, but hitch ratings are not among them. As far as I am concerned, the receiver is the one key component holding the trailer to the vehicle. Lose that, and no other ratings matter.
I have even gone so far as to special order class III hitches for some of my vehicles. Before I overloaded an OEM receiver, I would replace it with a quality aftermarket one.
