Is it bad to get to big of Equalizer hitch
Is there anything wrong with getting an Equalizer hitch that is a size too big? I am following the instructions on their website and it recommends a 10k but if I add a lot of extra cargo weight then i...
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Deep Trax wrote:Huntindog wrote:
I have owned both. (for a short while both at the same time) The 12K bars will NOT fit into the 14K head, and the 14K bars will NOT fit into the 12K head.
The 1/2 round slots at the end of the 14K bars are offset. On the 12K bars they are centered.
On the 12K bars you can flip them over and insert them into the same "reciever" since it's slot is centered. If you flip over a 14K bar, it will not fit in the same 'reciever". You would need to swap sides with it.
I think that customer service strikes again.
You are mistaken. Here is cut and paste from the manual:
Insert spring arms into the sockets in the hitch head. Arms for the 12K
and 14K models are side specific. They are notched slightly off-center, and
should be inserted into the socket with the notch on the inside, and with the
label facing outward.
I have run bars with 14K sticker in a 12K head.
On my 1.2/12K Equa-i-zer system purchased in Oct 2007 the bars are like Huntingdog's 1.2 bars from 2002 and are NOT SIDE SPECIFIC with the notch and hole centered on each bar so there has evidently been a change sometime after 2007. This just highlights why one must be careful when making rash statements of fact when those "FACTS" have changed and are no longer applicable.
Larry
