[AT] Truck hitch questions

[Francis Robinson]

    When you get it cleaned and working give it a light spray coating of 
graphite paint like "Slip-Plate". As the paint wears it will also dry lube 
the receiver.

    I was coming back through Cleveland OH a few weeks ago and we came up 
behind a full sized SUV that had a hitch with a bit of rust. Well, no, the 
rust had all fallen off...   :-)   It had a frame mounting plate extending 
down from each side. The receiver and the entire cross bar except for a few 
remaining bits that looked like lace curtains still attached to each side 
plate was completely gone. We were wondering if it fell off empty or if they 
had been pulling a load when it gave out. I also wondered if it had looked 
solid and rusted out from the inside or if it looked weak and just was never 
used after it became weak. It makes you want to go tap firmly with a pointed 
welding slag chipping hammer to check for internal hidden rusted weak spots 
on hitches in use.


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"farmer"

Francis Robinson
Central Indiana, USA
robinson at svs.net