Using a 2.5" to 2" reducer with WD Hitch
So the new TV I just bought has a Class V hitch (2.5" receiver), and my WD hitch is for Class IV (2"). I decided to buy a reducer for $12 from Amazon. Part came in today and it says Warning: Do not...
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mkirsch wrote:
This is what I use for a reducer sleeve. A 12" weldable receiver tube. It fits right in my 2.5" receiver perfectly, and supports the shank along its entire length. No more slop than what you'd get out of the 2" shank in a 2" receiver.
The original hole was half a hole off, so I turned it 90 degrees, marked for new holes, and drilled them in the right place. Extra holes are irrelevant because it's not structural.
That's what I have too. When I set the WD hitch up, everything seems okay. But, when I raise the tongue to lock the bars in (trunnion style, no chains), I see the whole shank/WD hitch kinda rotate/lift up prob 1/4 to 1/2 inch, which I just did not like. Once I brought everything together, and lowered back down to WD level, ready to tow, it settled in. Just didn't like seeing that shank movement under load, and just wondering what would happen on rough roads, like costruction.
Maybe Im overly paranoid/concerned....
Mike
