Share Pics of People Hauling or Towing Something Wrong

[hawkeye08]

regarding the "usual guy", hard to educate someone that knows everything already...

 

[Snowback]

I've been reading this thread for a hunnert and fiddy years now, but now I've gone and done it.

Volunteered to pull my sons' Scout troop's 16' box trailer. I've towed it several times before.

So about half a mile down the road, over a bump, the hitch jumps off the ball. I feel the jerk as the tongue drops down into the chains. That's when my mind clicked. I knew what has happened before the words OH CRAP could escape my mouth. Fortunately we were only doing about 40-mph at that point, the road was straight and just very slightly uphill, and although it was wobbly and nerve wracking, I eased off the gas and we gently coasted down to a safe stop on the shoulder with no damage to ourselves (except maybe my underwear) or anybody else. Spent a good little while talking to the boys about what went wrong and what went right in the situation. I think it was an even better lesson that they - and I - will not soon forget.

Thank you for helping out with the Scouts! :thumbsup:

The message here is to always "Be Prepared" for the other guy that gives you shoddy info! Glad it worked out and that everyone and everything remained safe.

 

[xtn]

regarding the "usual guy", hard to educate someone that knows everything already...

He had been towing it with a 2" ball for a year and it never came off. Go figure. My wife has been trying to get me to behave more socially...you know...keeping it to myself when I think somebody is a dumbass. I "knew" he was wrong, and I let it go. Should have behaved like myself and went to show him why he was a dumbass. I didn't, and so I became the dumbass.

 

[Redlands Okie]

I think i would be sure to point out the size of ball / hitch issue to the "usual guy". Purely for his and others possible safety at a later date in case he towed the trailor again.

 

[David_Kb7uns]

If I have not towed a trailer for awhile sometimes I will stress check the coupler by using the tongue jack to lift the rear of the truck up, need to do this anyway on the toy hauler to put the equalizer bars on anyway.

David

 

[Clint S]

Seller states ''trailer is rated for 5k so its ok''

 

[cqaigy2]

Those look like hard rubber tires. Probably for parking lot use only. Lol

 

[Midniteoyl]

Yeah..... I have never known ANYBODY who actually had three?
Circus maybe ???

https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3556/3762919317_fbace35302.jpg

 

[Diamondpilot]

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Seller states ''trailer is rated for 5k so its ok''

That boat has to be full of stress cracks.

 

[aczlan]

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Seller states ''trailer is rated for 5k so its ok''

I showed the picture to a family member (who is a boat person, grew up on the water and ran a full service boat repair business for a while) and their first question was "where is the other half of the trailer?"

Aaron Z