Can you 'Wear Out" a hitch receiver?
So, can a hitch receiver "Wear Out?" If so, how do you tell? What do you look for? I've been towing for 12 years with the same receiver on our '99 E350. All of that time has been with biggish, long...
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If it is bothering you replace it. I know that if my receiver tube were "bell mouthed" and the pin holes were wallowed out, I would be bothered to where I would want to replace it, preferably with something rated for more weight.
That's not as bad as what we found looking under my dad's truck a few years back. The side plates of the receiver were almost completely rusted away! We had just used it to tow a utility trailer a few days before. That got replaced in a hurry.
That's not as bad as what we found looking under my dad's truck a few years back. The side plates of the receiver were almost completely rusted away! We had just used it to tow a utility trailer a few days before. That got replaced in a hurry.
