Thanks to all that replied... windguy, your photos are exactly what my hitch is like. I have a hitch mounted mobility scooter lift. I am not comfortable with the up & down bobbing” motion when driving down the road. I fear this constant twisting motion could cause the hitch to fracture. Not wanting to ever experience that possibility I planned to drop the hitch and weld it better where it is only spot welded. Additionally it may give me an opportunity to “beef” the hitch up somewhat before replacing it. Of course this is all predicated on figuring out why it won’t budge at this point...
thx,
Tom