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Retired_JSO
Nov 26, 2013Explorer
I have had two brands. A Reese 16K round tube slider and a B&W turnover ball with Companion. I always kept some weight on the plate as I backed into the jaws. The Reese hitch lock could be closed and the lock put in place without the jaw being completely secure. The B&W was locked if you could insert the pin.. You would have to purposely high hitch the B&W or not install the pin for a failure. I once got distracted and forgot to install the lock pin, I pulled the trailer about 70 miles before discovering the lock pin on the B&W was not in place.
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