True, but scary, hitch story
After a day's tow I discovered this:
It was very cold and raining very hard when I hitched up. And somehow I managed not to get the hitch socket completely on the ball before closing the latch. I remember that getting the Equal-I-Zer bars in place was unusually difficult, as you might expect. So there was a lot more pressure holding the hitch socket on top of the ball.
Still can't believe that the tongue didn't just pop right off the ball at some point during the tow.
Luckily the under-ball latch wasn't mangled much at the end of the day, and the hitch continues to operate fine.
Lesson? When conditions are tough, mistakes can be made. So be extra careful.
It was very cold and raining very hard when I hitched up. And somehow I managed not to get the hitch socket completely on the ball before closing the latch. I remember that getting the Equal-I-Zer bars in place was unusually difficult, as you might expect. So there was a lot more pressure holding the hitch socket on top of the ball.
Still can't believe that the tongue didn't just pop right off the ball at some point during the tow.
Luckily the under-ball latch wasn't mangled much at the end of the day, and the hitch continues to operate fine.
Lesson? When conditions are tough, mistakes can be made. So be extra careful.
