camperforlife wrote:
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 replaced and did exactly as I described above. I've done this more times than I can count. Well this time I stepped between the brake-away cable and the trailer frame without realizing it. I came down like I had been lassoed! I smashed my left shoulder into the truck bumper before I face planted into the gravel.
I have over 80K invested in two previous left shoulder surgeries and I certainly didn't need this. I wish I had taken the extra 15 seconds it would have taken to walk around the truck. Time will tell what my laziness cost me this time. I hope only it is only a few days of soreness. Please think about this before you step over the hitch!!!!
yup I've cheated a few times...My legs are not as flexible as they were 30 yrs ago. I will take your advise.
Mike