Y'al Know I hooked up late

Terryallan wrote:
When I went to unhook the sway bar. I realized I never tightened it (turned it on). It was just hanging there doing nothing. Y'all know I always say fix you sway first, and no TT should sway in normal driving. Well, mine don't. It tracks just great, no sway, no wiggles. I never knew it wasn't working, until I unhooked.

Pretty good I think.

At least you take your own advice! :B

You are right. Fix the sway as much as possible first, then use sway control for the changing conditions while traveling- including emergency maneuvers or other road hazards.

Glad you didn't have any ill effects from your oversight. When I put the bar on, I tighten it right then, almost always goes to the same spot, though I've noticed some rust at the bolt, so maybe time to do some maintenance.

But it only takes a second to get distracted and miss something ;) That's why I like to always hitch it myself. Routine. DW hands me the pipe and such so I don't climb over the hitch and rummage in the storage area.

I do a pre-flight check, too. Look at hitch, all straps, door latches, steps, vents, windows, hoses and cables, stabilizers, wheel chocks, etc. I ALWAYS look under the camper to make sure nothing is still connected or dangling or whatever.

I've started having everyone looking around for anything laying on the ground, anything attached, any trash (if leaving the site), etc.

I did forget the pin in the ball latch this Spring. It's laying along the road somewhere. Fortunately, like you, we didn't have any issues with it, but we replaced right away.

Happy trails!