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[aeblank]

How is the euro ball anything but a standard ball in a receiver that looks goofy as ****? Other than the standard ball part, it's the same......

 

[IslandTractor]

How is the euro ball anything but a standard ball in a receiver that looks goofy as ****? Other than the standard ball part, it's the same......

Because there is only ONE size. No screwups possible. That is the whole point.

As for goofy looking, do you think that 2x2 receivers enhance the looks of a car? When you remove the Euroball it is hard to even see the receiver they use.

 

[ultrarunner]

Glad to see you have bigger balls now. Sounds like you have grown up and your balls even dropped.

Yep... I set myself up for that.

 

[ultrarunner]

Because there is only ONE size. No screwups possible. That is the whole point.

As for goofy looking, do you think that 2x2 receivers enhance the looks of a car? When you remove the Euroball it is hard to even see the receiver they use.

Yep... but most Euro Hitches raise the ball and most American hitches drop the ball...

The Euro Hitch is forged at least the ones I have seen.

The 2" Receiver can carrier far more weight last I checked... Even SUV like a Range Rover with a V8 pales when it comes to a Suburban, Yukon or Escalade...

 

[dragoneggs]

Yep... I set myself up for that.

Sorry about that... I couldn't resist. You had me laughing though.

 

[ultrarunner]

What about the next post about American Hitches Dropping the Ball?

Guess it is one of those evenings...

 

[California]

What about the next post about American Hitches Dropping the Ball?

Guess it is one of those evenings...

Here you go.

When I bought the Subaru I looked at the hitch install instructions and said the heck with it, this is a job for the specialists at U-Haul. The tech at their regional HQ was so grossly fat he could hardly get up off his stool where he seemed to live. And obviously stoned out of his mind - sluggish, slurred speech. Ok, I thought I'll watch him like a hawk. He does hitches all day, what could go wrong if I watch his every move.

First thing wrong was he set his impact wrench to tighten instead of loosen the nut on one of the tiny studs holding the fuel vapor cannister, which had to be dropped to get the hitch in place. The stud snapped instantly and went skipping across the floor. I insisted he use hand tools to take the nut off the other stud. Thankfully the mount looked overdesigned so missing one nut didn't look critical. (and no problem observed in the 18 years subsequent). After that I supervised him like he was a kindergarden student. He didn't like it but was too stoned and confused to argue with me.

He eventually got the hitch up in place and secured. Got a stinger and pinned it in. But he had gotten what was apparently the last 2" ball in this whole U-Haul truck and trailer regional maintenance complex, and then an hour later when it was time to install it he couldn't find it, or a replacement.

I had the perfect line that expressed my exasperation by that time:

"What's the problem? U-Haul has no balls?"

 

[aeblank]

Because there is only ONE size. No screwups possible. That is the whole point.

As for goofy looking, do you think that 2x2 receivers enhance the looks of a car? When you remove the Euroball it is hard to even see the receiver they use.

Yeah, I said that, standard ball. That just makes sense.
It's still a ball on a hitch that goes into a receiver. Fundamentally identical to what we have.

Seeing the hitch is a function of the car design, not the hitch standard. I'd be fine with them hiding the receiver better. Some look natural, others look stupid. I'd sure assume theirs are similar across the pond.

 

[Diamondpilot]

Yep. Metric all the way. We're the last country on earth to hold on to the antiquated (and European) SAE system. We're probably the only country (?Canada) that uses the two part non standardized receiver hitch system too.

And, you might recall that we got most of our industrial standards from the Europeans anyway so what's the big deal. They copy from our better ideas too.View attachment 518277

I run these on our cars and SUV's but still use the old two part stuff on our trucks

 

[IslandTractor]

Yeah, I said that, standard ball. That just makes sense.
It's still a ball on a hitch that goes into a receiver. Fundamentally identical to what we have.

Seeing the hitch is a function of the car design, not the hitch standard. I'd be fine with them hiding the receiver better. Some look natural, others look stupid. I'd sure assume theirs are similar across the pond.

The key difference is that all Eurohitches are one size so they are certainly not "fundamentally identical" to ours. An engineering solution is always better than hoping an operator will choose the right ball during the rain at night before hauling a ton of firewood down the highway.