Damaged Ball
Will this knick cause premature wear of the coupler?
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Me Again wrote:
I guess some of you are to young to understand that a couple and/or ball can crystallize and fail without grease. Go forth and enjoy your bliss!
I love my ignorant bliss - so few things to worry about, I end up just having a good time.
If my hitch ball should turn to crystal some day, I'll come back here so the old-timers can tell me "I told you so!"
I couldn't find anything in the first few pages of google looking for papers regarding metallurgical failure of a hitch ball due to friction heating.
