What do I need
I know from searches and skimming there are about a million different options as far as hitches, sliders, non sliders, etc. But I am still confused as we have been in a travel trailer for the last 16...
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laknox wrote:Cummins12V98 wrote:
Lyle when Chris texted me about what happened I said "I'm betting he pinned the handle back"
That is way I NEVER pin the handle back. I guess there may have been a couple times I did to keep the jaw open to pull away. BUT I always lock my handle closed as part of my routine. Padlock laying on top of my tool box as a reminder to "lock her up". ;)
I had an issue very early on, where I couldn't get the jaws to release =without= the handle being pinned open, so I've always done it. Just got in a hurry and did things a bit out of sequence. Normally, I plug the cord into the truck, then jump into the bed to hook the breakaway cable, latch the hitch and pin in in place. Didn't do that and, well, the rest is history.
Lyle
I think that if you put just a little forward pressure on the jaws via dropping tranny in drive and then park it will always release correctly. Pressure the other direction would lead to to latch arm not wanting to stay open.
I came close once to dropping the trailer with my Hijacker, I spotted the trailer in the garage, got out put the land gear down and pulled the sliding bar out. Then I decided that the trailer was not in the correct location, raise the landing gear and jumped in and started to move forward when my wife yelled at me to stop.
Chris