New trailer came off hitch!!
So I bought a new 2018 Jayco jay feather travel trailer 6 weeks ago and the trailer came off the hitch as I was driving! Luckily I was going slow up a hill and the trailer fell onto the safety chains,...
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Whenever I hitch up a ball hitch, I'll connect everything like I expect and then I'll crank up the camper using the tongue jack to put force between the ball and coupler to see if they pop apart.
I had a golf cart trailer (rental cart + their trailer) come off of my truck when I went to ride the 6-person cart up the ramp. Scared the hell out of me. Fortunately 3-4 big college guys came out and helped me lift it back onto the ball and someone familiar with ball trailers helped me get it hitched properly. From there forward, I always raise the trailer to try and force it to disconnect.. kind of like a fifth wheel pull-test.
Whenever I hitch up a ball hitch, I'll connect everything like I expect and then I'll crank up the camper using the tongue jack to put force between the ball and coupler to see if they pop apart.
I had a golf cart trailer (rental cart + their trailer) come off of my truck when I went to ride the 6-person cart up the ramp. Scared the hell out of me. Fortunately 3-4 big college guys came out and helped me lift it back onto the ball and someone familiar with ball trailers helped me get it hitched properly. From there forward, I always raise the trailer to try and force it to disconnect.. kind of like a fifth wheel pull-test.
