Lol I dont feel foolhearty at all. if I noticed any flex at all I would have not pulled the load. I have a LOT of experience with towing and am very confident with this hitch. crawled all over when looking tk buy honestly. ive towed my mustang on a full trailer as well as the boat. that being said....im always on level ground in my area...aside from the boat ramp and I never jerk the load (hah) up the ramp. I also dont have rust at contact points which help to jerk receivers out of the chassis...

Also my boat and trailer only weigh in at 2200lbs. gotta love all composite boats and aluminium trailers with torsikn axles ��