WTF....
Trying to be cheap, I decided I'd use my old drawbar and ball until my
new trailer arrives next month.
Trouble is... it's set up so the drawbar raises the ball 3.5" above the
receiver....good for my mini-van which seems a bit low in the rear.
The Ranger is another matter...
I struggled with removing the ball and reversing the drawbar so the ball
would be about 3 inches lower than the receiver. No way I could loosen
the nut. I even inserted the 1.25" shaft into the receiver..applied
torque with my adjustable wrench while banging it with my 2.5 lb cub
hammer. No go.
I was going to buy the nearly straight drawbar anyway (1.5" drop) from
receiver and a 2" ball to accomodate the new trailer. Guess I'll have
to waste the $14.00 to get another 1 & 7/8" ball to move the boat around
for the next little while.