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I say bump it up another .10 or so to see if you can get a bit more MV. Other than that, it’s a good node ?Shooting a little 300NM today. Heat index is only like 110 F, no big deal...
I think I have found a node... LabRadar never lies!
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Is that the reduced recoil load?Shooting a little 300NM today. Heat index is only like 110 F, no big deal...
I think I have found a node... LabRadar never lies!
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Is that the reduced recoil load?
Tossing for musky in the great northwoods, NICE!!! Where in NC WI ?Now that we’re back, I’ll sprinkle a few pics from our family vacation in north central WI.
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SE of Hayward on the Chippewa Flowage. We worked the Muskies the hardest with topwater and bucktails. Fishing for all species was slow. We had fun though.Tossing for musky in the great northwoods, NICE!!! Where in NC WI ?
Can’t click like for this ^^^ ?. Fortunate though all things considered.Some days suck a little more than others. The hitch snapped right off. The safety chains held for a bit until it caught something in the road. Broke a chain, then pulled the beak away switch. The other chain came unhooked somehow and by some stroke of luck the damn thing drifted off the curb side of the road and stopped in an unplanted field. No major damage that can’t be fixed before we open on Thursday.
Fuck Reese hitches!
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It’s he lighting in the picture. It’s a 100% fresh break.Damn that could have got bad in a hurry! Glad no one was hurt. Looks like on the hitch there is some discoloring, might have been cracked for a bit.
It’s an 8” drop. Not sure if that’s contributing or not. We run a 13” on a much heavier trailer and haven’t had a problem. We made that hitch though. This is for a much lighter trailer and it’s on the back of an air ride trailer. I wouldn’t have thought this would be one that would have brokenLooks like a fair amount of drop on that hitch. Do you guys think that’s a contributing factor over time?
My brother uses them as well and recommends them.Geno -
I changed to BW hitches last year. A little on the pricey side, but awesome quality.
Some days suck a little more than others. The hitch snapped right off. The safety chains held for a bit until it caught something in the road. Broke a chain, then pulled the beak away switch. The other chain came unhooked somehow and by some stroke of luck the damn thing drifted off the curb side of the road and stopped in an unplanted field. No major damage that can’t be fixed before we open on Thursday.
Fuck Reese hitches!
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Only place that it’s really by a weld, is on the underside, right where the gusset startes. It would have had to break upwards I would think for that to be the origin of the break.Was that cracking right next to the factory weld?
By the looks of it I'd say thats what happened... Hit a bump in the road maybe? The top of the hitch looks like it was the last piece to break off...Only place that it’s really by a weld, is on the underside, right where the gusset startes. It would have had to break upwards I would think for that to be the origin of the break.
I agree, classic crack propagation from the coloration and the shape of the fracture. Repeated stresses.Looks like on the hitch there is some discoloring, might have been cracked for a bit.
Anybody here know who makes these nice critters ??
Florida game and fish uses these in the damp areas... ??
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Hi,
Sure do
They are awesome to hunt hogs off of...several good builders in the Okeechobee area.
Sincerely,
Theis
The "Man of All Knowledge".... I knew YOU would know.
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I agree, classic crack propagation from the coloration and the shape of the fracture. Repeated stresses.View attachment 7129347
Heat affected zone. For certainView attachment 7129486I believe you are correct. I looked at it this Morgan’s the crack started on the bottom. Possibly the edge of the weld was undercut and stressed it there.
I agree with solid all the way. 1018 cold roll and burn it in HOT then call it a day and never look back. Watch the undercuts on the gusset plate but it will be much less of an issue on the reciever with bar anstead of tube. Plus ChiCom tube is total garbage at best.Geno,
I gave up on the hollow tubes for all but a few things. If it isnt solid I dont want it pulling my equ to sites. I own a millwright and machinery company and we go coast to coast.
Plus when you hit your shin on a solid one it doesnt hurt as bad!!! Just kidding.
You need to post your schedule so we can all visit you and hop on the rides.
I wish I wasnt the one that had to take the liability alot of times....I’m sure we probably have a 20’ stick of 2” around. The funny thing is, we run factory built hitches for insurance reasons. If a hitch breaks, it’s one more persons insurance that they sue if someone gets hurt. It’s a lot like most of our ride parts. I can make most of them, way stronger and most of the times better myself. That’s not allowed though. Our insurance company wants the shit to roll down hill, and they don’t want to be at the bottom.
Someone has to be on the bottom of that hill...I wish I wasnt the one that had to take the liability alot of times....