Big John Son
Tremoraholic
No, I was near Speculator. A buddy of mine is building a cabin on Lake Pleasant. He did invite me to go snowmobiling some time.So....where you snowmobiling in old forge? Lol
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No, I was near Speculator. A buddy of mine is building a cabin on Lake Pleasant. He did invite me to go snowmobiling some time.So....where you snowmobiling in old forge? Lol
Thaks man. Yeah it was dark when I got back but I need to inspect them on Monday.My brother, glad you truck and trailer all survived
Sounds like by all the white smoke, you might have some flat spots on trailer tires
Thanks brotha. I am usually pretty anal about checking everything when hooking up to any trailer. This time I let a little shitty situation of a frozen lock distract me. Only takes once to learn that lesson.
Truth to this. Before the Tremor when towing with my F-150 I was familiar with seperate set ups. The flip hitch does make you pay more attention. I learned that.I have been considering a B and W stow and tow hitch. This is one of the reasons why I am hesitant. Right now I have to actually put the stinger on the truck when I tow. It automatically makes you pay attention to which one you are putting on and there is only on ball to hook to once its on.
Thanks man, I was extremely fortunate. That could have ended really bad for not only me but some poor motorist that got caught up in my ignorant mistake. I hope this post helps to remember to check everything in their hookup.wow, that's unreal! I'm glad you are safe and everything turned out about as good as it could of with that situation. Thanks for sharing the story. It's a good reminder to always double check your ball.
Holy shit brother. Your Guardian Angel was there for sure. That’s crazy. I’m glad you are here to talk about it. The thing is your situation will be in the back of my mind and I’m sure others also. Next time someone is hooking up their trailer they might just double check because you mentioned it here. Some dudes might let their pride get in the way of helping others with their stories. Thanks for sharing.This past Wednesday, I was towing a 20' covered trailer back to NJ from the NY Adirondaks. When I went to hook up the trailer, the hitch lock was frozen (was 12° there) so I had to make a run to a hardware store in east bumfuck jabib for map gas to heat it up so it would unlock. Finally got that out, so I backed under the hitch and hooked up my tow chains, plugged my lights in, and dropped it on my GEN-Y and away I went on my 300 mile trip. About 200 miles into my trip - moving at 65 to 70mph on the NY Thruway, a critical brain fart I had hooking up the trailer came roaring in out of nowhere... HOLY FUCK the trailer just jumped off the BALL!!! The emergency brake on the trailer engaged and while I watched plumes of white smoke from the trailer wheels in my side view mirror, and a trailer about to either ram me and start to fishtail, I made about as perfect an emergency stop as I could have hoped for. I was although in a fucking crazy ass precarious spot between the Thruway traffic and a sweeping on ramp. Traffic was wizzing by me on BOTH SIDES at 70 to 80 mph. I got out, and almost instantly realized, this dumb ass (that's me) hooked up to the 2 1/8 ball and it was supposed to be the 2 5/16!!!
I was lucky as hell the chains did their job and absolutley zero damage was done to either my truck or trailer, but now I had to get coupled back up and in a safer place!! I quickly jacked her up and backed under the same 2 1/8 ball to drag the trailer with locked up brakes to the shoulder where I was able to flip my hitch and hook up to the correct ball without the fear of being eaten alive by the front grille of a Semi.
> in before, I know..stupid.
Big John you are loved here. You are a huge part of this Forum you sick F#%k. We need you around. You’re as everyone else on this FORUM included in my Daily prayers. I can’t wait to enjoy a lot of fun and adventures times in person my friend. I have a lot to learn from you my brother. Stay safe and well neighbor.I want to say thanks to all of you for your positive thoughts and words. God bless you all.
Glad it turned out ok for you.This past Wednesday, I was towing a 20' covered trailer back to NJ from the NY Adirondaks. When I went to hook up the trailer, the hitch lock was frozen (was 12° there) so I had to make a run to a hardware store in east bumfuck jabib for map gas to heat it up so it would unlock. Finally got that out, so I backed under the hitch and hooked up my tow chains, plugged my lights in, and dropped it on my GEN-Y and away I went on my 300 mile trip. About 200 miles into my trip - moving at 65 to 70mph on the NY Thruway, a critical brain fart I had hooking up the trailer came roaring in out of nowhere... HOLY FUCK the trailer just jumped off the BALL!!! The emergency brake on the trailer engaged and while I watched plumes of white smoke from the trailer wheels in my side view mirror, and a trailer about to either ram me and start to fishtail, I made about as perfect an emergency stop as I could have hoped for. I was although in a fucking crazy ass precarious spot between the Thruway traffic and a sweeping on ramp. Traffic was wizzing by me on BOTH SIDES at 70 to 80 mph. I got out, and almost instantly realized, this dumb ass (that's me) hooked up to the 2 1/8 ball and it was supposed to be the 2 5/16!!!
I was lucky as hell the chains did their job and absolutley zero damage was done to either my truck or trailer, but now I had to get coupled back up and in a safer place!! I quickly jacked her up and backed under the same 2 1/8 ball to drag the trailer with locked up brakes to the shoulder where I was able to flip my hitch and hook up to the correct ball without the fear of being eaten alive by the front grille of a Semi.
> in before, I know..stupid.
Pintles are better in many ways which is why the military uses them.We have had a couple of towing incidents in our state at work where trailers have popped off the the ball while towing. Everytime the safety department investigates, the first response is, if they would have used a pintle hook the accident could have been avoided. While accidents are always possible, pintle loops are a much more secure towing option. We have a fleet of about 18 trailers in my group alone and we have just about got all of them switched out to pintle couplers. It makes me feel a little better when I’m the one pulling the trailer. Epspecially the ones that are upwards of 16k pounds.