secure that hitch
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secure that hitch
Intersting picture in the "dam good trailer hitch" thread; with a hitch that didn't let go. Reminds me, at the other end of the spectrum is hitches that come undone. I've always allowed a reasonable distance between us when following a trailer with my motorcycle, and one day it paid off. I'm following a pickup pulling a boat early one evening, when I see the trailer jerk a bit, and some sparks. Trailer skates to the right, then left, over the center line, then back to the right and into the woods. The guy, with his wife and daughter, continues driving for a bit while I flash my high beams at his mirror and sound my horn. Finally he pulls over, almost a mile up the road.
"Know where your boat is ?"
"It's behind me."
"Yeah it is."
Okay, I can be a bit of a smart ***, and had lost patience at that point.
Back to the start of boat and camping season again in the nothern part of the country, just thought I'd throw a reminder out there; it can be a good idea to lift the tongue a bit with your jack to make sure the ball is firmly latched to it.
Keep it fun !
"Know where your boat is ?"
"It's behind me."
"Yeah it is."
Okay, I can be a bit of a smart ***, and had lost patience at that point.
Back to the start of boat and camping season again in the nothern part of the country, just thought I'd throw a reminder out there; it can be a good idea to lift the tongue a bit with your jack to make sure the ball is firmly latched to it.
Keep it fun !
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Originally Posted by 95van
Intersting picture in the "dam good trailer hitch" thread; with a hitch that didn't let go. Reminds me, at the other end of the spectrum is hitches that come undone. I've always allowed a reasonable distance between us when following a trailer with my motorcycle, and one day it paid off. I'm following a pickup pulling a boat early one evening, when I see the trailer jerk a bit, and some sparks. Trailer skates to the right, then left, over the center line, then back to the right and into the woods. The guy, with his wife and daughter, continues driving for a bit while I flash my high beams at his mirror and sound my horn. Finally he pulls over, almost a mile up the road.
"Know where your boat is ?"
"It's behind me."
"Yeah it is."
Okay, I can be a bit of a smart ***, and had lost patience at that point.
Back to the start of boat and camping season again in the nothern part of the country, just thought I'd throw a reminder out there; it can be a good idea to lift the tongue a bit with your jack to make sure the ball is firmly latched to it.
Keep it fun !
"Know where your boat is ?"
"It's behind me."
"Yeah it is."
Okay, I can be a bit of a smart ***, and had lost patience at that point.
Back to the start of boat and camping season again in the nothern part of the country, just thought I'd throw a reminder out there; it can be a good idea to lift the tongue a bit with your jack to make sure the ball is firmly latched to it.
Keep it fun !
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From: Huntington Indiana
Also might want to mention "hook that anti sway bar" I've seen several trailers on the freeway that have "gotten away" from the driver due to sway and or cross winds. Not pretty. Seen brand new 32 ft trailers as a pile of junk. Also the tow vehicle was on it's side.
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I think it was friday that i got on the 240 and found a guy with two ute trailers in tandem with both of them rocking back and forth because he wanted to be in front of me...
Must have been twenty grand worth of lawn equipment on them and he just wanted to cut off someone getting on the highway...
I wonder how long he has before he goes down?
Must have been twenty grand worth of lawn equipment on them and he just wanted to cut off someone getting on the highway...
I wonder how long he has before he goes down?
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Not long, I'll bet. Kind of reminds me of the three kinds of bikers.
Those that have gone done.
Those that are going down.
And those that are going down again.
If he rides too, I'll bet he's in the last category...
Those that have gone done.
Those that are going down.
And those that are going down again.
If he rides too, I'll bet he's in the last category...
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