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Endricken
Explorer
Apr 16, 2015

Reese Goosebox and Lippert Frame Failure Report

After hitting an unavoidable (single construction lane) very large pothole in lonely west TX on I-10 west of Van Horn TX, (about 31,400 towed miles) last month, my truck’s transmission was partially d...
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rhagfo
Explorer III
Apr 17, 2015
Endricken wrote:
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PROS: No Safety Chains needed to hook up (no provision for them). Coupler attaches itself to the ball.

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Maybe not in Alabama, but in most states if the hitch uses a BALL then safety chains are required.

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