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I thought I would share my findings in a separate post incase anyone else is looking for this information. Now to be honest, I am sure several people will read this and say, "Well duh!" However, I didn't think about this, so I am going to assume there is at least one other person out there that hasn't as well, and that they should see this. At least, that's what will help me sleep tonight 
Anyways, after reading the post https://gdrvowners.com/towing-and-hi...owing-accident and reading Jlawles2 post about a bent hitch pin, I thought I would check my receiver pin. What I found is in picture 1. As you can see, it has a slight bend to it. I was trying to figure out what was causing this and nothing was immediately coming to mind. While I thought it over, I figured I would take the time and paint over the rust spots on my hitch receiver on the TV, and while doing that I found the what you can see in photos 2 and 3, with the slight deformation in the receiver. This lines up perfectly with the shank on my WDH, and it became clear to me.
When backing in our trailer into the driveway to load up and go camping, I haven't been undoing the WDH bars. Meaning they are trying to keep the trailer and truck 'aligned', meaning the hitch shank would be pushing down on the receiver, causing the slight deformation and bent pin. So, let this be a heads-up if you need it, undo your WDH bars when backing up an incline, or on a sharp corner for that matter, and check your receivers and hitch pins.
I checked the receiver over closely, and I don't see any cracks. The shank itself is true and not bent, and when inserted into the receiver the pin hole lines up. Obviously I will be picking up a new pin, changing my load up procedures, and looking much closer to how much play the WDH shank has relative to the receiver. IE, if the shank is much smaller than the receiver, that to me would mean the shank is concentrating it's force onto a small point in the receiver, pivoting about the receiver pin.
Stay safe everyone, and if you want to shame me, go ahead
Anyways, after reading the post https://gdrvowners.com/towing-and-hi...owing-accident and reading Jlawles2 post about a bent hitch pin, I thought I would check my receiver pin. What I found is in picture 1. As you can see, it has a slight bend to it. I was trying to figure out what was causing this and nothing was immediately coming to mind. While I thought it over, I figured I would take the time and paint over the rust spots on my hitch receiver on the TV, and while doing that I found the what you can see in photos 2 and 3, with the slight deformation in the receiver. This lines up perfectly with the shank on my WDH, and it became clear to me.
When backing in our trailer into the driveway to load up and go camping, I haven't been undoing the WDH bars. Meaning they are trying to keep the trailer and truck 'aligned', meaning the hitch shank would be pushing down on the receiver, causing the slight deformation and bent pin. So, let this be a heads-up if you need it, undo your WDH bars when backing up an incline, or on a sharp corner for that matter, and check your receivers and hitch pins.
I checked the receiver over closely, and I don't see any cracks. The shank itself is true and not bent, and when inserted into the receiver the pin hole lines up. Obviously I will be picking up a new pin, changing my load up procedures, and looking much closer to how much play the WDH shank has relative to the receiver. IE, if the shank is much smaller than the receiver, that to me would mean the shank is concentrating it's force onto a small point in the receiver, pivoting about the receiver pin.
Stay safe everyone, and if you want to shame me, go ahead
. No problem, I'll get some pictures..... once I pickup a new pin 
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