No Euro hitch usable in US

[Kneale Brownson]

At 07:29 PM 10/16/2001 -0400, Larry C Leung wrote:

>Would you trust 2000 lbs to a 0.8 mm diameter difference. It's a matter
>of play, interference fit and impact. You MUST use the proper towing
>ball, or the ball/mount joint will most likely fail from impact loading.

I can support Larry's point sort-of with anecdotal evidence:  The guy who 
sold me my Bridgeport mill hauled it to me a couple hundred miles, using my 
trailer with a 2" hitch.  I didn't know it (wasn't there when he picked up 
the trailer), but his pickmeup had a 1 7/8 ball in the hitch.  The trailer 
and mill thump-thumped his bumper/hitch till it was bent way out of 
line.  He didn't say anything, but his buddy and riding companion told me 
the bumper was straight and level before the trip.