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Old 07-13-2008 | 05:40 PM
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From: Dufur Or
Originally Posted by Jeff in TD

Also, it hasn't been mentioned yet, but inspect your hitch closely, and check the related bolts and hardware.
Just was going too mention that because on the 07 it had a bad vibration when we were pulling out 30ft stock trailer and we just lived with it tell some one noticed that the hitch was broke and being held on the bed of the truck by one weld that had not failed. After a new hitch and a trip to the iron works we were back on the road with no vibration. On another trailer the flat bed I barrow time too time from my buddy it was a trip axle trailer and they took the third axle off and made it a double axle with out re doing the locations of the remaining two and it vibrates bad unloaded but loaded its not as noticeable.
Old 07-13-2008 | 06:08 PM
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Checked out the hitch, it is good and tight (stock OEM Dodge hitch) but the ball mount is real sloppy in the reciever. It can move in all directions, including back and forth. It almost seems as the Dodge reciever is a little larger than most recievers. Any thought that this might be the culprit? I will look into getting a good ball mount, like a solid one.

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Old 07-14-2008 | 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Tobin
I have a stock '06 2500 (see signature) and a 20' Flatbed 14K lbs trailer.


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Seems to me that the trailer should have a 2 5/16 ball, you aren't using a 2 inch are you?
Old 07-14-2008 | 04:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Busboy
Seems to me that the trailer should have a 2 5/16 ball, you aren't using a 2 inch are you?
Nope, using a 2 5/16 ball for sure.

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