royal0014
Master Chief Petty Officer
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The 'coupler off the hitch' thread made me think to post this. Would fit in SHT also, but....
I recently acquired a '88 GMC 1500 to use as a tow vehicle. Has the standard step-bumper out back, and had a 2 inch ball mounted up. Well, since both of my trailers have 1-7/8 couplers, the 2-incher had to go. And the way the bumper is made, I could only get on the nut with a deep well socket. Got on it with my trusty breaker bar, and the @#%% nut would not budge. Did not want to risk breaking the breaker bar, 'cause it belonged to my deceased father. So, I hose down the nut with WD and wait until I can come back with my 18" snapon BB from work.
This is where the story get interestin'
A good dose of PB Blaster, a 18" BB, and a 5-1/2 foot piece of pipe (!) I manage to get the nut to move, barely. Add in more PB, a blue-flame wrench, a pipe wrench to hold the ball, and the wife
So, long story short, it took the BB and the pipe to turn the nut all the way off the ball. Two half-turns, spray w/PB, repeat. Methinks the ball had been on there since 1988 :facepalm:
Moral of the story: if you have a bumper mounted ball, might be wise to pull the ball about once a year and lube the threads. Might save you or someone a whole lotta grunting
Gonna pull the trigger on a reciever hitch fer the truck.....
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I recently acquired a '88 GMC 1500 to use as a tow vehicle. Has the standard step-bumper out back, and had a 2 inch ball mounted up. Well, since both of my trailers have 1-7/8 couplers, the 2-incher had to go. And the way the bumper is made, I could only get on the nut with a deep well socket. Got on it with my trusty breaker bar, and the @#%% nut would not budge. Did not want to risk breaking the breaker bar, 'cause it belonged to my deceased father. So, I hose down the nut with WD and wait until I can come back with my 18" snapon BB from work.
This is where the story get interestin'
A good dose of PB Blaster, a 18" BB, and a 5-1/2 foot piece of pipe (!) I manage to get the nut to move, barely. Add in more PB, a blue-flame wrench, a pipe wrench to hold the ball, and the wife
So, long story short, it took the BB and the pipe to turn the nut all the way off the ball. Two half-turns, spray w/PB, repeat. Methinks the ball had been on there since 1988 :facepalm:
Moral of the story: if you have a bumper mounted ball, might be wise to pull the ball about once a year and lube the threads. Might save you or someone a whole lotta grunting
Gonna pull the trigger on a reciever hitch fer the truck.....
<<)))(((>>
