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06-26-2014, 03:26 PM
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Movement in trailer hitch ball ??
HI guys,
I noticed the other day when I was towing my Wildwood T19FDL, that when I would stop hard or start hard, the trailer ball/hitch seemed to have slop in it..that is, I could hear it move..
It is a 2" ball and hitch..
is this movement normal ?
thanks,
kevin rea
Lancaster, calif.
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06-26-2014, 03:30 PM
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Are you sure the trailer is a 2" receiver, that's the first thing I would check.
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06-26-2014, 03:34 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DDC
Are you sure the trailer is a 2" receiver, that's the first thing I would check.
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X2, I would check size of ball, usually for travel trailer your size it would be a 2 5/16 inch ball....
http://www.forestriverforums.com/for...fdl-62731.html
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06-26-2014, 03:35 PM
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That trailer is to heavy to have a 2" ball. It should be a 2 5/16" ball.
2" is only good for less than 3000lbs.
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06-26-2014, 05:19 PM
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wow...
I have never heard of a 2 5/16" ball...
I guess I will go get one.
kevin
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06-26-2014, 05:24 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lynkage
That trailer is to heavy to have a 2" ball. It should be a 2 5/16" ball.
2" is only good for less than 3000lbs.
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My Roo has a 2". Just under 5k gvw.
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Originally Posted by kevinrea
I have never heard of a 2 5/16" ball...
I guess I will go get one.
kevin
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For the love of spaghetti, you have been lucky. Guess your WDH is what was keeping your trailer hitched.
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06-26-2014, 06:32 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kevinrea
I have never heard of a 2 5/16" ball...
I guess I will go get one.
kevin
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the ball size is stamped on the A-frame of your trailer and most TT's use a 2 5/16" ball.
only the single axle ones usually use a 2" ball.
agree that you're very lucky!!! 
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06-26-2014, 06:48 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bikendan
the ball size is stamped on the A-frame of your trailer and most TT's use a 2 5/16" ball.
only the single axle ones usually use a 2" ball.
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As you said the ball size is stamped on the TT tongue/frame, my last TT Flagstaff 19 foot with two axles required a 2" ball.
OP check the TT as to what your what is stamped, you don't want to have a larger ball than the TT requires either. Stand next to the hitch and have someone move the TV back and forth you should be able to see where the slop is.
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06-26-2014, 11:48 PM
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i checked it..
it was stamped with 2 5/16" ..so, I bought one for it.
nice to know why it felt sloppy.
kevin
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06-27-2014, 08:10 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kevinrea
i checked it..
it was stamped with 2 5/16" ..so, I bought one for it.
nice to know why it felt sloppy.
kevin
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Good thing you noticed and asked, if you had hit the right kind of bump you TT could have come unhitched (as others have said) and and your entire rig could have wound up in a ditch or worse. Enjoy your camping.
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