Curt Sending The Wrong Message?

Hiking Hunter wrote:
They also didn't raise the front landing gear slightly before the pull test. Notice how the front land gear flexed when he was tugging and then rolling back?

I don't raise mine, less weight on the pin, the easier to pull out from under if high hitched.

Next time you raise it 1/2" off the ground, see how far you can move the feet back and forth likely more than an inch.

They also didn't raise the front landing gear slightly before the pull test. Notice how the front land gear flexed when he was tugging and then rolling back?

carringb wrote:
Pull the breakaway switch.

Right. In the video they showed activating the trailer brakes manually in the cab of the truck, not pulling the breakaway switch. Later they showed plugging in the 7 pin. Probably just an editing thing, but someone new at trailering following the steps exactly as they were shown might get a little frustrated.

rjstractor wrote:
I wonder how they think you can perform a pull test against the trailer brakes before you plug the 7 pin connector in?

Pull the breakaway switch.

I wonder how they think you can perform a pull test against the trailer brakes before you plug the 7 pin connector in?

Maybe they heard a salesman say, "you can tow that with a half-ton pickup."