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Trailer Tires
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alia176
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In that case, you should be driving a Daewood or a KIA SUV. Still a SUV and far less expensive than a Hundy.....
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I just did a Google search for that hitch. I can't find any US sources. Is it DOT approved?
All I can tell you is that they came into the US attached to legally imported Kimberly Kampers in 2002 and in 2006.
Logic dictates that since they survive the Ausrtalian back country with ease, DOT would find then deficent in some manner......
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I imagine their sales volumes are too low to have them built in any quantity, thus reducing the price. Then you've got exchange rates to worry about. If it was built in Japan and had TEQ or Aisin stamped on it, then I might pay $300. And I have yet to find an American vendor. Some of the websites are very specific that they don't export out of Australia.
Your Daewoo and Kia analogy doesn't quite work since they are functionally not equivalent. I was just thinking that it looked like something simple enough to build that cheap/crappy Chinese manufacturing wouldn't make much of a difference. Are you telling me you've never bought anything from Harbor Freight for a fraction of the cost of a 'quality', not Chinese made tool?
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But I do see your point. It's kind of important for the trailer coupling to be durable and reliable. I only buy Harbor Freight crap for things that I rarely use and am not worried about them breaking.
alia176
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Absolutely I buy stuff from Chinese Freight. Usually the tools that I plan on throwing away or items that will get destroyed in the process; assuming of course they actually work in the first place
Like I said, stick to the ball hitch and you'll be good.
alia176
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Logic dictates that since they survive the Ausrtalian back country with ease, DOT would find then deficent in some manner......
LMAO...so true, so true.
I tell you what, I've put my trailer through some serious $hit and that hitch is worth its weight in gold. Doing Elephant Hill would've been very difficult if it wasn't for this receiver.
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Attached photos are the helper spring kit (1/2 of the kit) and the toungue jack I got for it.
Trailer hitch
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A ball hitch is okay unless you're going to take it very far off-road. I bent one up pretty good and it was a bear getting it off. If you have a receiver it's not too bad because you can just pull that pin instead to get it off.
Absolutely I buy stuff from Chinese Freight. Usually the tools that I plan on throwing away or items that will get destroyed in the process; assuming of course they actually work in the first place
While I fully agree about the quality of Harbor Freight ... that engine stand of mine that has been pass around from project to project came from them. So I guess not all there stuff is disposable.
alia176
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That's good to know. The engine stand that Diesel Dan used from HF collapsed on him so I guess it's a hit and miss!
DanS HJ-45
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That was a hoist, and it was the steel on it that failed. I would expect the hydraulics to fail on HF stuff, but when the steel does...
Failed at 60-70% of rated capacity, FWIW. The tow truck we hired to lift it measured it at 800lbs. It was balanced so well that a finger was all it took to level it out (turns out I DID get a degree!)
This is why I won't trust HF equipment for heavy lifting or safety stuff.
We hired a tow truck to clean up that mess, and then bought the Omega hoist.
Dan
I finally put "new" tires on my little off road trailer. probably not what Marc was looking for, but I'll have to get pics once my 40 is back together and I can move it out of the way.
