Just not the place to try and get the cheapest.
That looks like the hitch ball held just fine but the nut and lock washer are gone. It’s a good idea to check those regularly. If you don’t have a wrench big enough to tighten it–get one.
2 Likes
I thought a lock washer wasn’t supposed to come loose from vibration. Also it was years ago but i remember one of the pieces had broken apart. That’s what i meant in hardware. I Will check it regularly now though!
I’ve seen plenty of them that have backed off. Just tightened my brother’s up a few weeks ago on his Jeep and that thing has probably towed a trailer less than 100 miles in it’s lifetime so it wasn’t loose from being used a lot. Lock washers actually don’t work very well at all. NASA did a study on them and pretty much just said they’re useless.
Wow! Good to know!
Late in reading this post and I didn’t check out all the prices, but Appalachian Trailers is a direct consumer manufacturer. They have a location in Ohio. Very happy with my enclosed trailer and I know they make some sturdy open trailers. Check them out.
