Has anyone tried one of the anti rattle clamps that goes on your receiver/hitch to reduce the play that causes the clunking and banging around when towing? I've always wondered why these hitches/receivers weren't made with tighter tolerances to reduce the movement of the hitch. All of them seem to be this way though. I pull a 31' TT with a 2500 Sierra crew cab using an equalizer bar type hitch. The trailer is about 6000lbs empty. It tows great but sometimes clunks over bumps or driveways. I want to try one but don't know which type clamp to try.
Anti rattle device for hitch
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TonyDtorch
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I have one and it does take the up and down slop out of the receiver tube,
Works great on a loaded motorcycle rack, but I don't know about a 6k trailer.
it removes the upward movement of the hitch by pushing on an adjustable 1/2 bolt.... so it may be fine.
Works great on a loaded motorcycle rack, but I don't know about a 6k trailer.
it removes the upward movement of the hitch by pushing on an adjustable 1/2 bolt.... so it may be fine.
DutchEagle
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This one is a bestseller on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/StowAway-Cargo-Carriers-20-6-Tightener/dp/B0001CMUV4/
https://www.amazon.com/StowAway-Cargo-Carriers-20-6-Tightener/dp/B0001CMUV4/
BoomerD
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kdbgoat said:
Pfft...that's cheap...
https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Ox-BX88224-Immobilizer-Receiver/dp/B00403LNQI
There are a lot of similar products out there. Most work...to one degree or another.
Stephen S.
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One of those came with my motorcycle carrier. It did a so/so job of stabilizing the carrier.
I took it off when I modified the carrier with two more brackets holding the ends to the bumper. The modifications I made completely silenced the noise from the carrier moving in the receiver.
I've also seen wedges that you put into the receiver to tighten up the hitch.
I took it off when I modified the carrier with two more brackets holding the ends to the bumper. The modifications I made completely silenced the noise from the carrier moving in the receiver.
I've also seen wedges that you put into the receiver to tighten up the hitch.
