Is this hitch worn out?

How old is your truck? My truck (and the one before it) is loaded with a minimum of 400 lbs. 24/7. After a few years, the springs start to lose their original set and everything starts to succomb to gravity. It's not that noticable but if your headlight beams start rising in height, that's a good indicator.

I'm ultimately trying to figure out if the wear on the hitch and load bar is the reason my truck squats more than it used to. I took it up one more chain length which didn't really help much. Would this wear make the load bars less effective and cause the truck rear end to squat more?

I don't believe its worn out either.

If you ''do buy'' another WD hitch, check out the Equal-i-zer!

I've had one since 2001 and I've used it to pull travel trailers, equipment trailers with John Deere tractors and its a great WD Hitch! IMHO!

Just curious as to why most people are suggesting that its worn out and needs replacing? Not trying to throw mud on anyone's comments, but my hitch and WD bars look somewhat similar, and I don't think that they're too worn out.

Like I said...just curious as to the reasoning.

Looks like it wore out due to lack of lubrication. no need to replace it though, just readjust and start lubing it. I hope you have been lubing the ball? I use a small amount of wheel bearing grease. I clean it all off after a long trip and then reapply.

I would just replace the hitch head and the trunnions bar ends. Check out Etrailer for the best prices.

I would buy a standard Eaz-lift replacement hitch for around 200$ online. Moving to a round bar hitch may cause your ride to improve as well. Check PPL Motorhomes for this.

Also, ya need to grease the contact points for future reference. I just use heavy grease.

I prefer the standard weight distribution hitch over the Equal-I-zer and the Dual-Cam because of parts availability (any mom and pop RV store in anywhere USA or Canada will have parts for a standard WD hitch if something happens on the road.

If you want to upgrade the hitch then go for the Blue Ox Sway pro for about $550.00 or go for the big daddy Hensley Arrow.

Thanks!

Jeremiah

Yep, it's given it's all.
Shop around, there are some great new (and superior) designs in WDH systems these days.

Yes, I would say it is time to retire your trusty hitch.

I would recommend that you replace it with an Equal-i-zer, brand name, hitch. Find your tongue weight and go to the Equal-i-zer web site to find the size of bars you need. Equal-i-zer's hitches have 4-point sway control built into the hitch.

Bob