Towing - Loose hitch in receiver on 4k tow package.

[notfast]

Late replies but...

Plumbing repair tape is pretty stretchy and works better than electrical tape.

Also the plumbing repair tape doesn't get gooey after a few heat cycles.

It's not a good idea to use a weight distribution hitch on a unibody vehicle like the Maverick.

https://www.etrailer.com/question-241876.html

I guess I'm pretty conservative with towing, but I'd go one further and say that, if you need a weight distributing hitch, you should probably get a different tow vehicle or a smaller trailer. WDH's are giant levers that put a ton of stress on the trailer tongue and the vehicle hitch.

Even with my F-250, I towed a 7K trailer with a standard weight-carrying hitch most of the time. I got a cheap weight-distributing hitch as a supplement but it towed fine without it. I'd tow weight-carrying if it was windy or if I knew the freeway was very washboardy. The constant up-and-down is a great way to break a trailer tongue. Wasn't too concerned about the hitch since that thing was like...3/8" plate and 1/4" wall tube held on with 8 bolts. The trailer tongue was like 2x6x.125 wall tube.

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[Packer Bill]

I've used this type of anti rattle; it removed all hitch movement.

I also purchased this and it worked as advertised!