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ticki2
Jan 19, 2017Explorer
Aside from the engineering of the sizes of material for the weights involved the principle is the same as the ball shank in the receiver . It's a single hitch pin with safety chains . Many boat trailers use something similar where the tongue shaft can hinge ( on a bolt )to drop the rear of the trailer for loading . The OP picture shows a standard 2" tube which I don't think would be adequate for a 5000# TT .
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