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Originally Posted by Formulabruce
A buddy had his son tow a car in a enclosed trailer back home. Just before getting on the highway, at 30 ish mph. The hitch broke, dug into the pavement. As did the jack.
Trailer full was at 6k lbs. Hitch ball is rated at 6k..
The hitch mount is NOT forged, its a cast steel. It is 20 years old and was just used on a 2,600 mile trip.
Note some rust under the label, but ... this is scary. This could have been really bad at speed. Pics below.
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You mention that the ball was maxed out at the trailer weight, 6000 Lbs.. What was the rating of the ball mount that failed?
My approach is to error on the high side when selecting towing attachments (balls and ball mounts). In a 2" received the capacities vary from 3,500 lbs. to 16,000 lbs and often they look alike until you look at them closely.