erk469
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The main reason a hitch ball fails is operator error. The jaring and slamming of a lunette is far more harsh on the tow rig and trailer than a ball set up. Especially in a lighter, bouncy, trailers while off road. Folks bring up the fact that heavy equiptment folks use lounette hitches all the time, yeah they do, however there is severe weight on them that causes them to stay planted in the pintle and not slam and bounce around. If I'm going to exceed the degree of safe operation of the hitch ball, I'd go with a multi-axis coupler like a lock n roll.
I use a 1 7/8 ball but I would love to have a lock and roll but it's just not cost effective for me. I have too seen ball failures due to operator error, using the wrong size ball, not using the pin or not closing the hitch, I could go on and on. I do alot of hauling aand towing and I have never had a failure. Just my .02.