Double check after hooking up trailer
Check out this video. It gives you something to think about when hooking up your trailer next time. Always double check your self that every thing is hooked up and in working condition. Pretty scary h...
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I was guilty of improper hookup once, I hate to admit.
I had a small TT, I hooked it up, crossed the chains, plugged the pigtail in but neglected to to a thorough check on my setup, as I was in a hurry. I know better, I have about a quarter million miles of towing under my belt. I have towed many many dozens of different trailers over the years. I know I need to check the hitch, and double check, every time. But I didn't....
This was in Fort St. John BC where the roads are full of heaves and bumps. I entered an intersection at about 30 MPH and hit a heave, flipping the trailer tongue right up and off the hitch.
The trailer came crashing down onto the pavement and my properly fastened safety chains held firm and kept the TT in line behind my truck until I got it stopped, blocking the intersection.
I felt like a fool, a complete idiot as I struggled to lift the thing back up and onto the hitch.....
If I had double checked my setup I would have noticed that I forgot to latch the hitch and pin it. It was in the straight up position. There was nothing stopping it from coming off the ball.
I sure learned from that one. It could have been ugly. And it was completely my fault. It can happen to anyone, if you get careless like I did.
I had a small TT, I hooked it up, crossed the chains, plugged the pigtail in but neglected to to a thorough check on my setup, as I was in a hurry. I know better, I have about a quarter million miles of towing under my belt. I have towed many many dozens of different trailers over the years. I know I need to check the hitch, and double check, every time. But I didn't....
This was in Fort St. John BC where the roads are full of heaves and bumps. I entered an intersection at about 30 MPH and hit a heave, flipping the trailer tongue right up and off the hitch.
The trailer came crashing down onto the pavement and my properly fastened safety chains held firm and kept the TT in line behind my truck until I got it stopped, blocking the intersection.
I felt like a fool, a complete idiot as I struggled to lift the thing back up and onto the hitch.....
If I had double checked my setup I would have noticed that I forgot to latch the hitch and pin it. It was in the straight up position. There was nothing stopping it from coming off the ball.
I sure learned from that one. It could have been ugly. And it was completely my fault. It can happen to anyone, if you get careless like I did.
