Trailers are scary. I dinged the rear doors of my brand new (18 miles)
Yukon by driving the race car into the trailer without the hitch clamped.
I was riding my Ducati in the Colorado 500 (a road trip around the
state--more like the Colorado 1250) up a really steep grade, when I saw a
little camper trailer go by in the opposite direction. No car, just the
trailer. It negotiated the gentle turn and cruised out of sight, followed
a couple of seconds later by a couple of completely unconcerned-looking
bluehairs. I doubt they even knew the trailer was gone.
I'm going to triple-check my hitch this weekend, I'm hauling up to Seattle
for the Sovern Spring Fling. I really need to get some new tires for
Peyote sometime soon. My TAs are totally junk.
-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Curry [mailto:spitlist@gte.net]
Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 7:53 AM
To: BillDentin@aol.com
Cc: gasket.works@gte.net; fot@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: LUCKY
Reminds me of the Trip to Portland for VTR 2000. I traveled all the way
from Tucson to Barstow, CA after meeting up with Michael Porter, before
realizing that I had not tightened the hitch onto the ball. After that
trip I converted it to a Clamp down type hitch so I could see immediately
whether it was locked.
Thankfully, I had sufficient tongue weight and didn't hit any hard bumps
along the way.
Joe (C)
BillDentin@aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 05/06/2002 12:10:55 AM Central Daylight Time,
> gasket.works@gte.net writes:
>
> > I pull into the driveway and the hitch breaks off from its attachment
point
> > from the tow vehicle.
> >
> > The receiver tube (Two inch square 1/4" wall) fractured at its weld
point
> > .
> > So, picture this...the trailer coupling is locked to the hitch ball
which
> > still locked to the receiver tube by the round pin. The anti - sway
bar
> > and
> > the dual load stabilizers and safety chains are all attached to the
hitch
> > receiver tube as well. All of this is resting on the ground. about
10feet
> > behind the tow vehicle...
> >
>
> Mordy....what church do you go to? I'm switching.
>
> Bill Dentinger
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