rbpru wrote:
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Since the WD hitch produces an upward force to redistribute the tongue weight, it would seem to increase the possibility of an improperly locked socket jumping of the ball. Especially if the ball is the wrong size.
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That cannot happen! The WD hitch does produce an upward force BUT it is directed at the hitch and not the ball. You can almost think of the WD bars pushing UP on the ball but not the coupler. The action of the other end of the WD bars pulling down on the trailer A frame produces just the opposite effect and pulls DOWN on the coupler thereby INCREASING pressure on the ball. You could completely unlatch the coupler and the ball would not come off by itself because it is held on by the tongue weight of the trailer and by the increased pressure from the WD bars.
Barney
