50mm Hitch Ball

The following company is now selling 50mm Hitch Balls for $19.95 plus
shipping. You can order via their web site. I am not affiliated with them,
but I did just buy a hitch ball from them.

The Hitch Corner
10677 W. Centennial Rd. #103
Littleton, CO 80127
Metro Denver Area - 303-904-1558
Toll Free - 1-877-66HITCH (664-4824)
Hours: M-F 8-5 (MST)
Sat 8-12 noon (MST)
www.hitchcorner.com

John Scott

A two inch ball equals 50.8 mm. I would think that would be close
enough for most applications. Two inch balls are a lot cheaper.
Clay Thomas
John Scott wrote:
The following company is now selling 50mm Hitch Balls for $19.95 plus

shipping. You can order via their web site. I am not affiliated
with them,
but I did just buy a hitch ball from them.

The Hitch Corner
10677 W. Centennial Rd. #103
Littleton, CO 80127
Metro Denver Area - 303-904-1558
Toll Free - 1-877-66HITCH (664-4824)
Hours: M-F 8-5 (MST)
Sat 8-12 noon (MST)
www.hitchcorner.com

John Scott

A two inch ball equals 50.8 mm. I would think that would be close
enough for most applications. Two inch balls are a lot cheaper.

wrote:
A two inch ball equals 50.8 mm. I would think that would be close
enough for most applications. Two inch balls are a lot cheaper.
Clay Thomas
John Scott wrote:

The following company is now selling 50mm Hitch Balls for $19.95 plus


shipping. You can order via their web site. I am not affiliated

with them,

but I did just buy a hitch ball from them.

The Hitch Corner
10677 W. Centennial Rd. #103
Littleton, CO 80127
Metro Denver Area - 303-904-1558
Toll Free - 1-877-66HITCH (664-4824)
Hours: M-F 8-5 (MST)
Sat 8-12 noon (MST)
www.hitchcorner.com

John Scott


A two inch ball equals 50.8 mm. I would think that would be close
enough for most applications. Two inch balls are a lot cheaper.

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A two inch ball equals 50.8 mm. I would think that would be close
enough for most applications. Two inch balls are a lot cheaper.
Clay Thomas



That it would . . . but it's a little tough getting that new 50 mm receiver
hitch to fit down on that ever-so-slightly too big 2" ball.

Newer Cobra trailers can be ordered with 2" hitches for the US market.

bumper

A two inch ball equals 50.8 mm. I would think that would be close
enough for most applications. Two inch balls are a lot cheaper.

My club has a factory L23 trailer and a 2 inch ball will not fit. The 50
mm ball (for which it was designed) works fine. I've heard of other
cases as well.

Tony V.

T o d d P a t t i s t wrote:
" wrote:


A two inch ball equals 50.8 mm. I would think that would be close
enough for most applications. Two inch balls are a lot cheaper.


You would think it would work, but in most cases it won't.
They often won't go on, or if they do, they jam. Turning
them down is also a real pain.

And in the worst case, the jamming causes the ball to loosen during
turns (US hitches used a bolted on ball, unlike the European hitches
I've seen).

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Eric Greenwell
Washington State
USA

T o d d P a t t i s t wrote:
You would think it would work, but in most cases it won't.
They often won't go on, or if they do, they jam. Turning
them down is also a real pain.

Well, I have to admit that I had been using 1 7/8 inch (47.6mm) balls
with 50mm hitches for many years and thousands of miles, without a
single problem. Oddly enough, I can across an auto parts store a few
years back that was selling "2 inch" balls, which were clearly embossed
"50mm", so I now have one that is the "right" size...

Marc

T o d d P a t t i s t wrote:
Eric Greenwell wrote:


And in the worst case, the jamming [of a 2" ball in a 50mm hitch]
causes the ball to loosen during turns (US hitches used a bolted on
ball, unlike the European hitches I've seen).


Ouch - that I haven't seen, but can easily believe. I hope it's not
something learned from direct experience?

Fortunately, no, but was related to me many years ago when I had Libelle
trailer (Eberle?) with a 50 mm hitch, and was thinking of getting by
with a 2" ball. Those older trailers were more likely to come with 50 mm
couplers. They typically couldn't be changed, or at least with great
difficulty, so getting the proper ball was the best solution. The newer
trailers all seem to come properly equipped for the USA.


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Eric Greenwell
Washington State
USA

The Hitch Corner also sells Convert-A-Ball products and they offer a
50mm ball but don't advertise it. I have Convert-A-Ball 1 7/8", 50mm
and 2" balls and 3/4" and 1" shanks so I am set to tow every trailer I
have with easy convertibility. Convert-A-Ball products can be ordered
directly at http://hitchballs.com

Steve

John Scott wrote:
The following company is now selling 50mm Hitch Balls for $19.95 plus

shipping. You can order via their web site. I am not affiliated
with them,
but I did just buy a hitch ball from them.

The Hitch Corner
10677 W. Centennial Rd. #103
Littleton, CO 80127
Metro Denver Area - 303-904-1558
Toll Free - 1-877-66HITCH (664-4824)
Hours: M-F 8-5 (MST)
Sat 8-12 noon (MST)
www.hitchcorner.com

John Scott

The Hitch Corner also sells Convert-A-Ball products and they offer a
50mm ball but don't advertise it. I have Convert-A-Ball 1 7/8", 50mm
and 2" balls and 3/4" and 1" shanks so I am set to tow every trailer I
have with easy convertibility. Convert-A-Ball products can be ordered
directly at http://hitchballs.com

Steve

John Scott wrote:
The following company is now selling 50mm Hitch Balls for $19.95 plus

shipping. You can order via their web site. I am not affiliated
with them,
but I did just buy a hitch ball from them.

The Hitch Corner
10677 W. Centennial Rd. #103
Littleton, CO 80127
Metro Denver Area - 303-904-1558
Toll Free - 1-877-66HITCH (664-4824)
Hours: M-F 8-5 (MST)
Sat 8-12 noon (MST)
www.hitchcorner.com

John Scott