Weight Distribution bar - using a pipe ... ?
We have lost the pipe to lift up the weight distribution bar ... what do you use ?
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jaycocreek wrote:dodge guy wrote:
I can guarantee you that even with a 3 foot pipe I couldn`t get my latches up and over without raising the truck and trailer. My TW is 1200lbs! All I do is raise the truck and trailer and flip the latches by hand. very simple and I don`t run the risk of losing a foot!!!
Umm, how are you going to lose a foot?
That appears to be a little extreme!
Yes losing a foot might be extreme, but you could severely damage your foot and even spend a few days in the hospital because of it.
Personally I always use the electric jack to remove all the pressure off the hitch just like they mention in the above video. You guys can all do it your way and I'll do it my way. Below are a couple of links to posts here where someone got hurt, one even using the jack.
Fifth paragraph under the quoted material.
Couple of stories of letting the bar get away from them, one even with the jack.
Didn't relieve the tension on the hitch, spent days in the hospital.
