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Originally Posted by kdlamoreaux

Yes, the receiver still works fine. I did the entire install with the ball hitch in place. So far I've driven about 400 miles both towing a trailer and just the RV and haven't noticed any movement at all. I did consider a larger bolt but the tensile strength of a grade 2 3/8" 16 bolt is ~5700 lb so I thought there was plenty of margin.

It's great that you were able to keep full use of your hitch receiver. I'm also curious how you found it easier to mount assembly. Do you first bolt tube to wheel and then lift tube into receiver? Some other way? Inquiring minds want to know.


My comment about the bolt was more about it providing adequate stability to keep tire/wheel from rocking side-to-side. If you notice on most tire carriers they often use two or more bolts spaced out with wheel resting against a large flat surface that makes it easy to limit motion. In your case the wheel is bolted to a surface less than 2-inches wide, so bolt doesn't have as much leverage to restrict rocking without much higher stresses. Unfortunately in a case like this it's nearly impossible to estimate dynamic loads so they lead to some concern.