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Originally Posted by Bill
I have a Reese hitch (chains on the springbar tips), not an Equal-I-Zer, but just as an oh-by-the-way ...
As you tilt the ball mount (the part that holds the ball) forward and back, it tilts the ball back and forth, but it also raises and lowers the tips of the springbars (not yet hooked up). As it turns out, there is no reason and no expectation that the ball will be vertical. Instead, the purpose of the tilt adjustment is to position the springbar tips at a good height. If the springbar tips are too high, they will hit the underside of the frame, the frame parts, or the springbar hooks. If the springbar tips are too low, they may drag on the ground at times. The springbar tips should be set somewhere in the middle - perhaps 7 chain links below the hooks.
Bill
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Bill, no expert here but it's clear that we are talking about two different beasts. On the Equalizer there are no chains or links, and the spring bar always rests on a metal shelf, secured in by a custom L-shaped steel bracket and cotter-pin arrangement. The springbars don't have hooks and the ball itself has only minimal play. Adjustment is either by selecting the desired height/holes on the mounting hardware itself or tinkering with the washers.
Sounds like Rube Goldberg inventions, both of them.