Don't hitch up in a hurry like I did!!
:o:o
Start with a couple of those....
I was in Medicine Hat Alberta today, running a bit behind, thought I would be finished my work by lunch time.
Meanwhile, prior to that, I called my 80 year old aunt to say hi and she invited me to come over for lunch.
So I finish my work, running late and I'm in a hurry, quick shower, change and run out to hitch up.
I fire up my truck, do the usual thing I've done a thousand times and back up towards the ball. Stop short, get out to check my aim, run back to back up a bit more......
Well, I threw it into Park, foot off the brake and had the door open and was halfway out to check again and WHAM!!!! I missed Park, but scored a bullseye on Reverse!! :E As soon as I got off the brakes, the truck rolled back, the hitch ball pasted the trailer tongue and knocked the jack off the big block I set it on. My hitch goes crashing to the pavement as I leap on the brakes and put it in Park.
My wheel chocks? Glad you asked! Trailer was facing downhill so I got lazy and only put one in front of a tire......
I just stood there shaking my head at my own stupidity! Dumb schmuk!
So now I had to get out a bottle jack, and some blocks and pick my trailer up off the ground and put it on the hitch.
So I got it hitched up and took off down the road. Hmmmm whats clunking?....:h:h
Then I remembered my hitch lock pin laying on the ground where it landed when I dropped my trailer. So I drove around the block to retrieve it and put it in and found I also did not check my hitch latch. It was in the up position, for the first time ever. It always springs shut when I let go of it. This time it didn't. Could have had it come off the ball! But it didn't.
Sure saved some time didn't I?
I bet I never do that again. Been towing for 42 years and I've never pulled a bonehead stunt like that.
Take your time when you hitch up!!
And it didn't end there. See the post I'm going to put up in a few minutes about my awning on the highway!
Start with a couple of those....
I was in Medicine Hat Alberta today, running a bit behind, thought I would be finished my work by lunch time.
Meanwhile, prior to that, I called my 80 year old aunt to say hi and she invited me to come over for lunch.
So I finish my work, running late and I'm in a hurry, quick shower, change and run out to hitch up.
I fire up my truck, do the usual thing I've done a thousand times and back up towards the ball. Stop short, get out to check my aim, run back to back up a bit more......
Well, I threw it into Park, foot off the brake and had the door open and was halfway out to check again and WHAM!!!! I missed Park, but scored a bullseye on Reverse!! :E As soon as I got off the brakes, the truck rolled back, the hitch ball pasted the trailer tongue and knocked the jack off the big block I set it on. My hitch goes crashing to the pavement as I leap on the brakes and put it in Park.
My wheel chocks? Glad you asked! Trailer was facing downhill so I got lazy and only put one in front of a tire......
I just stood there shaking my head at my own stupidity! Dumb schmuk!
So now I had to get out a bottle jack, and some blocks and pick my trailer up off the ground and put it on the hitch.
So I got it hitched up and took off down the road. Hmmmm whats clunking?....:h:h
Then I remembered my hitch lock pin laying on the ground where it landed when I dropped my trailer. So I drove around the block to retrieve it and put it in and found I also did not check my hitch latch. It was in the up position, for the first time ever. It always springs shut when I let go of it. This time it didn't. Could have had it come off the ball! But it didn't.
Sure saved some time didn't I?
I bet I never do that again. Been towing for 42 years and I've never pulled a bonehead stunt like that.
Take your time when you hitch up!!
And it didn't end there. See the post I'm going to put up in a few minutes about my awning on the highway!
