Help with hooking up
I am a 65 yr old female, just bought my first RV. The trouble is, I know HOW to hook it up for towing, but I am not strong enough to lift the ball mount up to put on the truck. And I don't have the st...
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mkctome wrote:
I am a 65 yr old female, just bought my first RV. The trouble is, I know HOW to hook it up for towing, but I am not strong enough to lift the ball mount up to put on the truck.
The rest of you need to READ with better comprehension !
An electric jack will lift the tongue of the trailer, but not the ball mount. If it is an adjustable ball mount for a 2-1/2" receiver these things are ridiculously heavy !
Once the ball mount is installed, it should not have to be removed, unless you are a klutz like me and keep whacking it with you shin !
mkctome wrote:
And I don't have the strength to attach the control bars correctly.
The lever they gave you are too short. Get a piece of pipe that will slip over lever and make it longer. Probably need to DOUBLE the length.
