B&W Companion hitch removal
Just got a new truck with the puck system. Bought a B&W Companion hitch that weighs about 230 pounds. What have those of you that have a similar hitch done to remove the hitch without straining your b...
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Cummins12V98 wrote:Learjet wrote:Cummins12V98 wrote:
I'm sorry but that B&W comes apart to make two VERY MANAGEABLE pcs. I'm 65 and can easily lift each pc with one hand. I think people need toys for their implements.
you make me wonder when you make post like this....are you suggesting lifting that much weight is really safe? one hand...give me a break!
I did say to make that specific hitch in two pcs. YES "I" can do that. Just making a point that the overhead lift is not really "needed" but people like toys!!! Head 70# and base 129#.
129# off the back of a pickup with one hand , sorry I am pretty stout guy ,steel worker for 42 years ,but at 75 years old or 65 as you are ,that's a pretty good feat . :B Would you please post a video of that ,I think there is many that would like to see that , if anything just the technique doing it . Now is that braced against your body or is that just picked up by the one hand ,and placed on the ground .That is some kind of grip. :)
Let's put it this way ,why would someone even want to be lifting any type of awkward weight like that ,when there are much better ,and easier ways to do it .
