Weight Distributing Hitch BENT

DennyCrane wrote:

newman fulltimer wrote:
You had the anti sway to tight took a sharp right turn and twisted the ball on the anti sway

Wow, that's crazy how it could bend the metal plate like that. How tight is too tight? I usually spin it until it stops spinning easily, and then give it maybe half of another turn. I guess I'll have to remove it before any sharp turn (previously I had just read that it was important for backing up).

You need to read the instructions. You tighten the handle, it only needs to be tight enough that it won't move. You adjust the amount of friction control with the bolt and then leave it alone after it is adjusted properly. There is no need to need to remove it unless backing up at a sharp angle.

I do believe that the vast majority of the friction type bars are never adjusted or used properly.