[VAC] Re: Hitch Height?

[Inlandrv@xxxxxxx]

Polly. The published ball height can be checked again and again, if the 
trailer is empty. That permits you to check the rubber rods in the axle, to 
see if they are still holding true, or are they failing. Our article 
"Dura-torque Axle" in our web site,  inlandrv.com addresses that issue, and 
tells you how to check your trailers axle. How someone loads their trailer 
varies considerably, from lightly loaded, to extreme overload. I know, 
because of what I had to carry when working for Caravanner Insurance, my 1973 
31 foot weighed a little over 10,000 pounds. The ball height at that weight 
was 15 inches, some 3 1/2 inches below the published height. In time, if the 
ball height lowers, it's really telling you that the rubber rods in the axle, 
are history.   Andy