Check your hitches!
 

I spotted this on a truck that was towing a large cat.:eek:

Just because it is a 2-5/16", doesn't make it strong. 6000 lb. limit on the hitch and ball:eek:

It is chrome though.:evilb:

I had the same problem a year or so ago..ended up getting a 17k hitch from but someone made me aware of the 10k ball on it..that has been changed to a 15k ball.

Seen that more times that I can count.

Not only is that drawbar a cheap and lightweight one from Wal*Mart, but that ball looks pretty old and worn. Worn hitch balls actually lose some of their mass, and can allow a coupler to come of the ball as well. They don't last forever. (Make all the innuendos you want now.)

I'll put money on the fact that hitch drawbar is made out of thin (hollow) square tubing. Chance are, NONE of us should be towing with such a drawbar. Most of the solid ones are rated for 10,000 lbs.

Here is one a ball rated for 30K lbs.
http://www.etrailer.com/p-2516-114-HT.htm

Lots more sights with heavy duty parts here:
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/s...ad.php?t=78812

Sandy must be proud of you.lol

Exstatic!!:eek:

LOL.......!!!!!

keep it up:grinser010:...I'm hookin a chain up to that POS chevy and pullin you around the parkin lot like a mexican running away from a DNS office..and thats after I put Wrinklenutz 43 Nor-Tech on my hitch. Ford Power:rolleyes::grinser010:

Like this?

Yup, looks like that Ford is pulling that Chevy out of a ditch.:party-smiley-004:

:D

Exactly what I was thinking....

I actually think this is a F O R D ,found on road dead .:grinser010:

I have an old GMC ,but i will pull a ford any time .

I am a helpfull person .LOL

Old GMC for an old guy :party-smiley-004:

You have a point!!

That ball was p*ssy treated. I saw it on youporn. Should be good to 20K!

:party-smiley-004:

Your'e not helping things Bubba......:grinser010:

"look at that ford humping that poor mitsubishi!!"

the ball and reciever can be 15k heavy duty, but if the hitch is not rated the same, your towing capacity is then limited to hitch and pin rating.

Yep ,that is what fords do best,.............get towed ! LOL:grinser010:

YA..IT JUST SEEMS TO BE THE RED ONES:party-smiley-004::ernaehrung004:

Thats funny:drink:

Hate to admit it when you put it like that, but it was actually a Chevy:drink:

It took a REAL truck to get that Ford home:evilb:

I'm glad he had outriggers on the back, or the front of that wrecker would have been 4 feet off the ground when it was breaking over:eek: The overload springs were completely flat.

Make sure you pick a week when your ford is not in the shop.:ernaehrung004:

Damn Jeff!:eek: Augie does have a good point:ernaehrung004: