[dataway]

Yep, looking forward to hearing what you think of it.

[Goatracer1]

In an emergency a 5/8 grade 8 bolt has a shear of 90,000#. You could substitute one of those.

[61-63]

At the beginning of May the wife and I hauled a '61 Ventura body and frame and all manner of sheet metal in a 24' Haulmark from here to western North Carolina. We had to drive north to Memphis to meet someone to drop off some heads and a few other items and then went east across Tennesse to Bristol and then down towards Ashville. Tennessee has the worst highways I've ever seen in terms of the areas where the pavement meets every bridge and overpass start and end. I do not see how that trailer stayed attached to my truck all the way across Tennessee. Every time we went over a bridge or overpass the jolt was absolutely unbelievable. If a hitch pin or ball was ever going to snap that would have been the trip imo.

[Formulabruce]

Hitchrider uses a class 3 as example as they have a lot of market in that weight class. Any side clamp has Zero affect on the rating of a hitch, be it towing, or tongue weight. While it may keep a hitch from moving, its not " adding" and class or rating, and its Not Removing any. This is comparable to clamping down air brake lines. Doesn't change the pressure rating of the tubing..
Went through this stuff during extreme cold nylon plow towing.
I would worry more about people using Any Stainless bolts for towing than a simple tie wrap.., yeah it works and its not involved in any risk.