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Old Apr 15, 2025 | 10:37 PM
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Saw this today.....
At least he had his coupler pin in! This was on a dump trailer🤦🏼‍♂️

 
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Old Apr 16, 2025 | 08:35 AM
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Well,,, at least he's got safety chains and lights. Not sure I'd drive behind him, but maybe watch the show in the review mirror.
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Old Apr 16, 2025 | 06:11 PM
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please educate me, besides the wire harness laying across the hitch mount what are you seeing that I am not seeing? The angle the onto the ball mount? is it just not seated on the ball and I am missing it?
 
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please educate me, besides the wire harness laying across the hitch mount what are you seeing that I am not seeing? The angle the onto the ball mount? is it just not seated on the ball and I am missing it?
He just had one bolt attaching the coupler to the trailer. It was a heavy dump trailer. There would be a lot of up/down slop with just that one bolt.
 
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Old Apr 16, 2025 | 06:21 PM
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Originally Posted by cpobst
He just had one bolt attaching the coupler to the trailer. It was a heavy dump trailer. There would be a lot of up/down slop with just that one bolt.
I see said the blind man I am glad I don't tow anything but a 5th wheel most of the time, I was looking at the angle without seeing why there was an angle. thanks
 
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Old Apr 16, 2025 | 09:59 PM
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That's a self-leveling coupler. LOL!
 
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Can’t tell me that ball mount has a 2-5/16 ball on it and is rated for the trailer also.
 
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Can’t tell me that ball mount has a 2-5/16 ball on it and is rated for the trailer also.
I was thinking the same. Those mounts are typically 5k lbs I believe.
 
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At least he had his coupler pin in! This was on a dump trailer🤦🏼‍♂️
Did you correct anything before you took off with it?
 
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With that reducer down to 2" ball mount how much could it be rated for?

 
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