Quick Way To Check If Hitch Is Loose
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Dale McLaen, Rutland, N.D.: “Here’s a quick visual check to see if the ball on your hitch or any other critical fastener has started to come loose. Take paint and make a straight mark on the ball, receiver and nut. If you glance at it later and one part of the line has moved, you’ll know something is loose. You can fix it before it becomes a problem.
“I do the same thing on any wheel lug nut or other big nuts, like ones on the end of a disk gang. The mark is easy to notice. Without it, you can’t tell if the nut is loose just walking by. You may not know it until the nut and whatever it’s holding falls off.”
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Quick Way To Check If Hitch Is LooseDale McLaen, Rutland, N.D.: “Here’s a quick visual check to see if the ball on your hitch or any other critical fastener has started to come loose. Take paint and make a straight mark on the ball, receiver and nut. If you glance at it later and one part of the line has moved, you’ll know something is loose. You can fix it before it becomes a problem.
“I do the same thing on any wheel lug nut or other big nuts, like ones on the end of a disk gang. The mark is easy to notice. Without it, you can’t tell if the nut is loose just walking by. You may not know it until the nut and whatever it’s holding falls off.”
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