Don't be lazy
We all do it. Unhook the weight distribution bar on one side then step over the hitch to do the other side rather than walk around the truck. I brought the trailer home after having a slide seal r...
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Beachums wrote:
I have always been adamant about going around instead of stepping over, but for another reason. No matter how much I have chocked and stabilized, I still would not bet a leg crushing on the chance that the loads won't shift or something wont fail. Pure and simple, the coupling area is a pinch point. Never trust any of that equipment with vital parts of your anatomy. Especially when 10 seconds spent walking around the vehicle can mitigate it.
Always leave yourself an out. While you are straddling your umm a'hem... over the WD, you have no out.
Thanks for sharing and get well soon.
Although I agree that it is a good idea to walk around, I don't quite understand the "straddling", "pinch point" reference and the"vital parts of your anatomy". Surely you don' t mean the coupler can jump off of the ball since the trailer has tongue weight holding it on plus the WD bars pull down on yhe coupler making the pressure on yhe ball even greater. It cannot come up on it's own.
In addition, if the couler is on the ball, the truck and trailer cannot come together. What can cause a "pinch point"?
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