Just to comment on the excellent advice I have seen here lately
regarding towing:
I agree that the frame mounted receiver type hitch is the best to
use. However, I had a rental trailer come loose from my Suburban
last weekend. I was lucky that the safety chains held the trailer
from totally breaking free. I found that the hitch pin and retaining
clip (which holds the tow bar and ball) was gone, and therefore the
tow bar pulled right out of the receiver.
I have used these for many years, and never had this sort of problem
before. I really don't see how that pin could have come out.
I am considering replacing the whole thing with a grade 8 bolt to
prevent this from re-occurring. Has this ever happened to anyone else?
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Kevin Meek (kevnmeek@netcom.com) Sunbeam Tiger B382002202
Santa Cruz, California Sunbeam Alpine SI B9011324
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