Bolts Failing on Equalizer Hitch
I have an Equalizer Hitch with 1400 lb bars. Today I replaced the third pair of bolts and nuts that attach the head to the shank They are grade 8, 3/4" in diameter and 5" long. The threads failed on t...
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SpeakEasy wrote:
In the process of doing so I discovered that my hitch is NOT actually an "Equal-Iz-Er" hitch. It is an E2 Roundbar hitch. (The dealer had "told" me it was an Equal-iz-er, and I never questioned it.)
Yikes! I hope you paid what a Fastway roundbar E2 is worth and not what an Equal-i-zer costs. :E Technically I suppose the dealer wasn't 100% incorrect as Fastway is a subsidiary of Progress Mfg that manufacturers the Equal-i-zer. FWIW, you might want to change your SIG which currently indicates you're running a phantom Equal-i-zer - i.e. one that doesn't exist. ;)
