smurfs_of_war

Not the states, but up here, it's only illegal after a certain length. Cited directly from the Queens Printer:

Trailer hitch
73(1) Where the vehicle is fitted with a trailer hitch, the trailer hitch shall have
rated capacity equal to or greater than the GVW of any vehicle or vehicles being
towed.
(2) The trailer hitch shall be:
(a) securely mounted; and
(b) constructed so that it does not interfere with the universal action of the
coupling device.
(3) The trailer hitch shall cause the towed vehicle to track, on level ground,
without deviating from a straight line by more than 300 millimetres.
(4) When not in use, the trailer hitch shall not extend beyond the bumper of the
vehicle more than 225 millimetres.
(5) If the trailer hitch is a ball type hitch, it shall have a ball diameter and shank
that respectively are not less than:
(a) 47 millimetres and 25.60 millimetres when the vehicle is towing a trailer
with a GVW of not more than 900 kilograms;
(b) 51.20 millimetres and 25.60 millimetres when the vehicle is towing a
trailer with a GVW of more than 900 kilograms and not more than 2270
kilograms;
(c) 58 millimetres and 34 millimetres when the vehicle is towing a trailer
with a GVW of more than 2270 kilograms and not more than 4540 kilograms.
(6) When the trailer hitch is on a car, it shall be of a load distributing design
where the trailer has a GVW in excess of 1600 kilograms.

One thing it wasn't clear on was the definition of "hitch". So I contacted a friend who is an RCMP member (rural) and asked. If the shank is in the receiver, it is considered one unit.

So- for those of you south of the border- 225MM is a little more than 8 3/4 inches.

packplantpath

Pick a state. Here is Texas. This isn't hard stuff.

[quote]
Sec. 19.02. MURDER. (a) In this section:
(1) "Adequate cause" means cause that would commonly produce a degree of anger, rage, resentment, or terror in a person of ordinary temper, sufficient to render the mind incapable of cool reflection.
(2) "Sudden passion" means passion directly caused by and arising out of provocation by the individual killed or another acting with the person killed which passion arises at the time of the offense and is not solely the result of former provocation.
(b) A person commits an offense if he:
(1) intentionally or knowingly causes the death of an individual;
(2) intends to cause serious bodily injury and commits an act clearly dangerous to human life that causes the death of an individual; or
(3) commits or attempts to commit a felony, other than manslaughter, and in the course of and in furtherance of the commission or attempt, or in immediate flight from the commission or attempt, he commits or attempts to commit an act clearly dangerous to human life that causes the death of an individual.
(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), an offense under this section is a felony of the first degree.
(d) At the punishment stage of a trial, the defendant may raise the issue as to whether he caused the death under the immediate influence of sudden passion arising from an adequate cause. If the defendant proves the issue in the affirmative by a preponderance of the evidence, the offense is a felony of the second degree.

Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 1123, ch. 426, art. 2, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.

[\quote]

packplantpath

From
http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.u.../htm/PE.19.htm

This defined the crime and says that it is a second degree felony. That pretty clearly makes it illegal.....

I can show you the statute that makes parking too close to the corner of an intersection or too far from the curb a violation. I can't find one that pertains to trailer hitches unless they extend excessively from the bumper. You said you can or have. So show me.

I'll wait.

bfever74

You'll be waiting awhile. I don't care and no one else cares. It's a f'n trailer hitch. I spent the last few hours enjoying an early thanksgiving with my family, while you were googling stupid laws and wasting time you'll never get back. Just to prove someone wrong that you don't even know.

packplantpath

Actually I care. If there is a law as you claim I'd like to follow it.

Hours? That was about 15 seconds worth of copy/paste. Maybe my information superhighway is just faster than yours.

PARIAH

Wasn't this thread about a converted Gatoraid container?

smurfs_of_war

It took longer to degenerate than usual for what it's worth.

packplantpath

With a thread about greasy ***** at least the direction of degeneration was unexpected!

smurfs_of_war

PHX 150

Maybe get the thread back on track....

Since the OP drilled a 1" hole in his lid, I'll assume he has a 1" shank on his greasy ball.

That requires a 250 ft. lb. torque spec, according to this chart: http://www.hitchinfo.com/index.cfm?e...&question=1752

I would think if it were properly torqued, it would squish every bit of plastic from between the ball and ball mount.