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DoberGirl50
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Jul 16, 2018

Coupler clamps

Last weekend, I hooked up and disconnected my tt for the first time by myself. I moved it from a campground into storage. I was overly cautious about safety and took every precaution. However proud I am of myself for doing it on my own, the coupler clamp really worried me. Why? Because the **** thing just seems so flimsy! There's no 'clicking' to let me know it's locked into place or any other type of 'sign' that it's securely locked. The best thing I knew to do was raise the receiver and ensure the truck raised with it. Does anyone have any other tricks or tips on confirming beyond the shadow of a doubt that the receiver is securely locked to the ball besides the method I described? I can't seem to find any helpful You Tube videos.

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  • I think the method you described is the only sure fire way to confirm that the trailer ball is properly captured by the truck mounted hitch. While is has been a few years since I had a "pull behind" or "bumper pull" trailer, what you described is how I always confirmed that the trailer was properly hitched. I you want to get down and possibly dirty, you can look under the hitch to see if the ball has been completely captured by the movable part of the hitch.

    That is one reason to have an electric trailer jack, makes the hitching process much easier.