Using a 1 7/8" ball for a 2" coupler is NOT OK. In fact it could be very  
dangerous. They have different weight limits. Find the cause of your problem 
and  fix it. It may just be a matter of driving around with the trailer to 
remove any  excess paint from the coupler. Do you have a picture of the type 
of coupler your  trailer has??? It would be helpful.
 
Rummy
 
 
In a message dated 11/16/2012 9:05:52 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
rbeytagh at gmail.com writes:

The 1  7/8th ball will be fine. I also have a 2" that doesn't fit the 2"
hitch on  my trailer - despite the application of copious quantities of
grease. I  have be using a 17/8th with no problems and I tow my trailer up
and down a  steep farm road.

On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 7:55 PM, Austin Carter  <acarter250 at gmail.com> 
wrote:

> Also... not sure how your  trailer is set up, but most couplers are just
> bolted on and  replacements are somewhere around $30. If your having 
trouble
> with it  you may just want to put on a new one...
>
> On Fri, Nov 16, 2012  at 6:26 PM, Joe Camp <jjcampjr at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > I  have a ball related question. Here's the scoop:
> >
> > My  Triad trailer (I thought) takes only a 2" ball.  But the two inch  
ball
> > is a tough fit, and rather difficult to remove from the  hitch.  It
> requires
> > lots of prompting and prying to  get the lock to release.  I noted that
> the
> > trailer  tongue also takes a 1 7/8 ball.  It seems that this smaller 
ball
>  > would be easier to work with, but I want to be assured that this will  
be
> a
> > secure fit.  Does anyone use the 1 7/8 inch  ball?
> >
> > Joe Camp
> > s/v John Dawson
>  > Bohemia River MD
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