Wreck on I-10 neae Pensacola

[ferndaleflyer]

Saw on dragraceresults.com where a beat up old 74 Ford F150 towing a 26ft camper lost the trailer causing a toter home pulling a race car trailer to hit it. Trailer had a 2 5/16 hitch and truck had a 2' ball and it dis connected. Could have been bad but no one was hurt. If you look on the site its under Chris needs help

[wrktfsh]

In addition to checking ball size it’s a good idea to periodically check the nut that adjusts the hitch plate that closes under the ball and locks the vehicle and trailer together. I had the adjusting nut back off a trailer and came unhitched years ago.....thank goodness for safety chains

[wa8yxm]

I always checked to insure they matched when I was towing.> I lost a total of ZERO trailers due to hitch/ball disengagement. IN fact the only trailer I ever "LOST" (note the quotes) was so wore out I towed it to ther scarp yard and parked it on the scale and got paid.. Technically not a loss since I got paid.

I did have a hitch break once. but still did not lose the trailer.. enough of the hitch. and the safety chains held. the new hitch was a size larger.

[oldave]

They probably figured I been towing like that for yrs , it's ok .

Actually attaching a 2 5/16" trailer on a 2" ball is an easy mistake
especially to an inexperianced person .
You just got to be careful and check that stuff .
A lot of people probably never heard on a 2 5/16" ball .

[JaxDad]

ferndaleflyer wrote:
..... a beat up old 74 Ford F150 towing a 26ft camper lost the trailer causing a toter home pulling a race car trailer to hit it. Trailer had a 2 5/16 hitch and truck had a 2' ball and it dis connected.

Ron White was correct, you CAN’T fix stupid...........