tpellegrini
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(I did try to search on this topic but couldn't find an answer.)
Are there any issues with the OEM-style lever-actuated goose ball hitches?
I had a B&W Turnover Ball on the RAM 2500 I recently traded for a new 3500 dually without the OEM mount. I've never used a lever-locking ball but it just doesn't seem to me to be as robust as the through-pin mechanism like the B&W uses. I currently use an Andersen hitch with my 5th wheel so the ball gets torqued to 50 lbs while weighted down by the trailer. In other words, it's a fair but of pulling force. It seems to me that the only "accidental" way the ball is coming out of the B&W hitch is a shearing failure of the pin or the ball. With the other style I'm curious whether a of the internal mechanisms would allow the ball to pull up through.
I know bright people have designed these things, and I'm sure I'm overthinking this. Hell, the locking Curt goose ball is actually rated higher than the B&W (35K vs 30K).
Thanks in advance for your thoughts.
Are there any issues with the OEM-style lever-actuated goose ball hitches?
I had a B&W Turnover Ball on the RAM 2500 I recently traded for a new 3500 dually without the OEM mount. I've never used a lever-locking ball but it just doesn't seem to me to be as robust as the through-pin mechanism like the B&W uses. I currently use an Andersen hitch with my 5th wheel so the ball gets torqued to 50 lbs while weighted down by the trailer. In other words, it's a fair but of pulling force. It seems to me that the only "accidental" way the ball is coming out of the B&W hitch is a shearing failure of the pin or the ball. With the other style I'm curious whether a of the internal mechanisms would allow the ball to pull up through.
I know bright people have designed these things, and I'm sure I'm overthinking this. Hell, the locking Curt goose ball is actually rated higher than the B&W (35K vs 30K).
Thanks in advance for your thoughts.