Problems hitching and un hitching
I replaced my adjustable tongue on my Casita about 5 years ago, because it was getting harder hitch and unhitch. I replaced the hitch, ball and tongue with one of these: Trailer Valet Blackout Series ...
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CavemanCharlie wrote:
I almost always have to jump up and down on my bumper to get it to unhook. I just consider that part of the job.
I can feel by how hard I am turning the handle on my manual jack when it is time to start jumping.
I don't have any trouble hooking back up.
I camp in slightly unlevel places but, not to bad.
Back in the day, when I did not want anything as dirty-looking as a greasy hitch ball on my restored El Camino, I would fight unhooking my dirt bike trailer. But when friends went along, and we took the junky station wagon, I would slap some grease on the rusty ball. Next 5-6 times unhooking from the '65, no issues. But I would need to rag the ball before anybody saw it. Even burning pounds of illegal substances, and hydrating with idiot oil most days, I figured out the issue
