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portablevcb
Sep 11, 2016Explorer
I also who bought one for my hitch. Never felt the hitch would fail, but, someday I might. I like checklists and procedures and like to do the same thing every time. Check chocks, line up pin, make sure handle is 'in', back up until the 'clunk'. Get out and check the handle and jaws, lock the handle. Raise jacks about an inch, do a pull test. Raise the LG. Pull the rear chocks, back up a bit and pull the front chocks. Go.
The day came about a year after I got it. Hitched up, raised jacks and did the pull test. Pulled and out it came. Yep, I did several things wrong that day.
Since then I've never needed it :) Still glad I have it.
Just last week saw a truck with the classic dent in the tailgate. Yesterday on the road saw another. Both were towing at the time I saw them.
The day came about a year after I got it. Hitched up, raised jacks and did the pull test. Pulled and out it came. Yep, I did several things wrong that day.
Since then I've never needed it :) Still glad I have it.
Just last week saw a truck with the classic dent in the tailgate. Yesterday on the road saw another. Both were towing at the time I saw them.
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