CowboyRon
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I bought the wrench at Wal-Mart in the hitch section, and it works fine. I keep it between my seat and console, it seems like it could get double use as a head knocker.
Torquing hitch ball - how critical?
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schmism
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a 100lb weight hanging off the end of a 4' bar generates 400ftlbs of tq.
schmism
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a 100lb weight hanging off the end of a 4' bar generates 400ftlbs of tq.
i just put the hitch in the receiver on its side. truck works great for an ancor
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I do like all the other posters here, I tightened mine using a 24" pipe wrench till I got my 640 ft pound impact gun. Now I just put that on it till it quits turning. Never got loosen yet. Torque is very objective in tightening anyway. Friction loses can account for a lot of torque Ft lbs. The only real way to guarantee tightness is to measure the stretch of the bolt which most homeowners cant do so manufacturers resort to listing torque requirements. An interesting note is that when erecting steel per AISC code, torque is not acceptable method to assure tightness. TURN of the NUT method is what they recommend, which is to tighten it tight then depending on the length of the bolt, turn another 1/4-3/4 turn (refer to AISC Code manual for exact amount of turn. They have the bolt stretch factor built in depending on the length of the bolt and also that the bolts are SAE NC because fine thread would be different.
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Exactly ... An even bigger issue removing it if youve used a strong Loctite. -- So dont. Get a good 1/2" impact gun and tighten to stall. Those ball stubs are 1" fine thread and are capable of sustaining around 1000 ftlb dry. Theres a good safety margin using a strong 1/2 impact.
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orezok
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The Equal-i-zer hitch uses a ball with a hex shaped base which fits into a hex shaped depression on the head. Turning is impossible.
schmism
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if this is an issue (only rarely have i had to deal with it) i use a second wrench on the flats at the base of the ball and let it rotate around and lock against the hitch, no need to hold it manually.
hawkeye08
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Well, if I understand correctly, that is 430lbs at 1 foot. My expectation is 215lbs at 2' and around 107lbs at 4 feet. I use a 3/4" socket set and a 4' pipe that I give a good tightening with. I probably did my math wrong, but I have never had one loosen up and after I tightened my Dad's, his has never loosened either...
hawkeye08
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To stop it from turning while tightening it,
Either a wrench on the flats (if you have them) or a pipe wrench on the shoulder if no flats. Pretty straightforward.
Either a wrench on the flats (if you have them) or a pipe wrench on the shoulder if no flats. Pretty straightforward.