How Do Your Protect Your Balls?

[Coldfinger]

Thanks for looking. Not what you think though (probably).

I have a B&W adjustable hitch and the unused ball rubs the ground (imagine the balls rotated 90 degrees so one faces down) if I am not careful while turning into some driveways. Anyone made a small skid plate or other protective metal cover so the ball doesn't have direct contact with the pavement?

 

[summ8rmk]

Simplest answer is to, Raise ur balls so they don't drag.

Wear tighter underwear, that should keep them off the ground...


Now the funny is out, how about a real answer, raise the tongue on ur trailer's so they are all at the same height so u don't need a long drop hitch. Then u just rotate the balls for the different size holes.

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[Coldfinger]

Raising the coupler or tongue is not something I wish to pursue. Sometimes I pull others trailers and their height varies and that is another reason I dropped the dough on an adjustable hitch.

Curious if anyone has any type of protective cover which can handle some minor scraping if I misjudge my speed or angle while turning off a street and there is a dip before entering a gas station etc.

 

[newmy1]

Airbags or better 3/4 ton truck.

You pulling with a Honda truck


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[summ8rmk]

Airbags or better 3/4 ton truck.

You pulling with a Honda truck


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Has nothing to do with his truck.
The trailer he is towing has a tongue that is to low for a multi ball hitch.
The correct solution is to raise the tongue or buy the proper sized drop hitch with just 1 ball for that trailer.

I chose to cut the tongues off my low trailers and put heavy duty adjustable tongues on so that they are all the same height.

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[Coldfinger]

Yes, tongue is too low for adjustable hitch with opposing balls. Realize that now and in retrsopect I should have chosen an adjustable hitch which has the balls that can be swapped out by removing a pin which holds the ball on the ball mount.

This isnt a huge problem and I can live with it and be careful. I just thought I would throw it out there to see if anyone had made or bought an inexpensive way to protect the ball against those occasional scrapes.

 

[TeleSteve]

2" Clear Anodized Finish Rhino Hitch with 10" Drop 10K

10" Drop(measured from the top of the receiver) with a 10,000 Lb towing capacity and 1,500 Lb tongue weight. The included ball set comes with a 2" and 2-5/16" ball. SKU # RHI2BA10K10D

rhinohitch.com

 

[Coldfinger]

I would have considered that hitch but didnt even know it existed until after I bought the BW. Looks pretty slick.

 

[summ8rmk]

The rhino hitch is badazz but it also pushes the trailer back 8-12". My next hitch will be the anodized black Rhino.
With hopes that the winter road salts won't destroy it like the other $250 Aluminum drop hitches i have.
The best part is adjusting the tongue height with trailer attached !

If u have a GM product with the trailer plugin up on the top of the bumper, make sure ur wires from the trailer are long enough.




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[danyel]

My buddy has a rhino hitch, and it is pretty massive.

 

[05900]

Marry a short legged woman ?

 

[IDspud]

Then you risk bite marks.