...and cross the chains...Has to do with the amount of weight you are towing. Hopefully the correct coupler
size was mounted on the trailer tongue. There are four sizes and it's unlikely you
will need the 3 inch ball for 30000 lbs. My guess is that ball would only be for
farm equipment or a aircraft tow bar. Best thing if you buy and sell trailers is
to get a 3 ball coupler. You only have to remove and rotate to get the correct
ball facing up. When you lock the hitch down pull up on the tongue to check
for excessive play. Many times the hitch lock is not adjusted correctly. I also use
oversize safety chains and always a key lock on the tongue lock lever. A lot of
deaths come from improperly attached trailers simply because they were too
lazy to put a pin or key lock in the tongue lever. I was behind a trailer once
that detached and pull itself over to the side of the road. Stupid @#$% farmer
had tied the trailer to his truck with Binder-Twine.
"...You only have to remove and rotate to get the correct
ball facing up. When you lock the hitch down pull up on the tongue to check
for excessive play. Many times the hitch lock is not adjusted correctly. I also use
oversize safety chains and always a key lock on the tongue lock lever. A lot of
deaths come from improperly attached trailers simply because they were too
lazy to put a pin or key lock in the tongue lever. I was behind a trailer once
that detached and pull itself over to the side of the road. Stupid @#$% farmer
had tied the trailer to his truck with Binder-Twine.
a la Rodney Dangerfield in "CADDYSHACK"---best scene in that flick was when Rodney dropped anchor through Ted Knight's boat, LOL.
While this is interesting, it gets away from the central theme of this thread - the movies.I want to thank Alan for pointing out the safety issues of having a 2" hitch on a 1 7/8" ball. I haven't made this mistake but these are the type of reminders that keep us (me) safe. After a bit of messing around with tie downs, I feel I have finally found a very secure system to transport the Sunfish. "I'm just a country doctor Jim!"
While this is interesting, it gets away from the central theme of this thread - the movies.