Well, like u said , Ready - Brute - Elite.
i would think its ‘ready’ to tow, because it’s a ‘brute’ plus it’s in a class of it’s own, ‘Elite’
If its not showing wear and you feel no ‘slop’ when you’re muscling it, seems good IMO.
I would hope a respected hitch manufacturer would ‘alert’ customers if parts were known to wear. If they were experiencing a high volume of replacement of a part.
Think about all the people towing toads that buy used equipment. Do they ask about mileage and what year it was manufactured ? Probably not and all those bars are probably working .
I pay attention to inspect the rv hitch and toad base-plate.
