Must remove the hitch?

[Diamondpilot]

This was on Facebook this morning.

Chris

 

[Ford850]

I leave mine in if I'm using it again soon. I use common sense and remove it when I want. But I've been pulling a trailer several times a week lately, and leave it in bewteen trips smost of the time. So, parked in the garage with the door down, there is about 12" of space to walk through. I haven't banged into it but my pant legs have brushed against it a couple times, leaving a nice large black grease smear. I had to chuckle both times, thinking of this thread.
I was at Rural King last evening and did a quick study of the 8 trucks in the lot. 4 had a hitch and 4 were empty.

 

[Soundguy]

You are required to know the length if you vehicle hitch in OR out.

I stayed out of this thread because I don't care if you leave your hitch in or not (personally I take mine out and keep a separate hitch and ball stored with each trailer so I know I have the right rating for that particular trailer). But I will add this:

If you leave your hitch in you are responsible for knowing the length of your vehicle. It bugs me when I try to pull into a parking space and the person in the space in front of me has a hitch that is sticking over the line into my space. That shows you can't do something as simple as judge the length of your vehicle so it scares me that you could be towing 8 or 10 thousands pounds (or more!) on a highway near me. Earlier posts in this thread argued that if I hit your truck it's my fault for not being aware of my surroundings. I say it's your fault for not being aware of the length of your truck and not being able to keep it in your own space. I don't care if you leave your hitch in but be aware of your surroundings if you are going to drive around with it sticking out!

Walking into a hitch on a vehicle that is parked CORRECTLY is a different story ...

 

[Soundguy]

Rural king being a farm store may skey the odds, might look at a WalMart, then again, if in an ag town, that may skew the data too. Ag or contractor heavy... Etc.

I leave mine in if I'm using it again soon. I use common sense and remove it when I want. But I've been pulling a trailer several times a week lately, and leave it in bewteen trips smost of the time. So, parked in the garage with the door down, there is about 12" of space to walk through. I haven't banged into it but my pant legs have brushed against it a couple times, leaving a nice large black grease smear. I had to chuckle both times, thinking of this thread.
I was at Rural King last evening and did a quick study of the 8 trucks in the lot. 4 had a hitch and 4 were empty.

 

[jejeosborne]

Rural king being a farm store may skey the odds, might look at a WalMart, then again, if in an ag town, that may skew the data too. Ag or contractor heavy... Etc.

I thought the same thing when I read it. I also wonder how many people are aware they even have a receiver hitch or what it is for around the Metropolitan areas.

 

[Soundguy]

I thought the same thing when I read it. I also wonder how many people are aware they even have a receiver hitch or what it is for around the Metropolitan areas.

I agree

 

[mikehaugen]

Saw a guy the other day in a new-ish f-350 diesel 4x4 parked in a handicapped spot at walmart with truck running. I was curious if he had handicapped plates so I checked, he was from Florida... go figure. (Sorry Soundguy)

Oh, and the point of the post is that he had the drawbar in.

 

[Soundguy]

A Floridian in il in a big truck with a hitch might be pulling a travel trailer. If he was in a handicap space, did he have a tag OR a rear view mirror hanger temp permit? If so I see no issue. He would be legally parked with sticker or permit, and if he does have a disability, he may not want to manhandle that draw at out for a trip to town.

 

[mikehaugen]

A Floridian in il in a big truck with a hitch might be pulling a travel trailer. If he was in a handicap space, did he have a tag OR a rear view mirror hanger temp permit? If so I see no issue. He would be legally parked with sticker or permit, and if he does have a disability, he may not want to manhandle that draw at out for a trip to town.

No such indication, that's the way we do it here, but I wasn't sure if Florida did something else.

 

[mikehaugen]

No such indication, that's the way we do it here, but I wasn't sure if Florida did something else.

No offense to you Soundguy, and I have bordered the Chicago Suburbs for most of my life so I know that there are a lot of "different" people out there. I was just pokin a little fun.