Scary incident - and questions

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  • RTWCTS
    RTWCTS Member Posts: 205
    As a final check for proper connection/engagement for the coupler on the ball I have been raising the jack after everything is connected to the point that the TV is being pulled up too. Hope that is sufficient.

    'Racing the Wind and Chasing the Sun'

    In a 2023 T@B 400 (former T@B 320 owners)

    Relentlessly Pursuing a Silverado EV

    Homeport - Virginia Beach, VA

  • Mickerly
    Mickerly Member Posts: 486
    Taking a picture with your phone works too..
    2018 320CS-S
    "Just Enough"
  • Binghi
    Binghi Member Posts: 408
    I visually verify that the coupler jaw is properly fitted underneath the hitch ball when I scooch under the tow vehicle to attach the safety chains and emergency brake cable. Might as well do everything you can while you’re down there…

    2021 400 BD / 2023 Ford F150 / Austin, TX

  • AnOldUR
    AnOldUR Member Posts: 1,755
    Binghi said:
    ... when I scooch under the tow vehicle to attach the safety chains and emergency brake cable ...
    Do you have a picture of your setup? I'm having trouble visualizing the need for scooching.

    Stockton, New Jersey
    2020 nuCamp T@B 320S * Jeep Wrangler
    60,865 camping miles through the end of 2025
  • Binghi
    Binghi Member Posts: 408
    No, sorry, don’t have a picture of the current set-up, but it’s the classic cross-chain configuration. I guess I don’t have to get on the ground to hook things up, but I just find it’s easier that way. I throw a yoga mat on the ground, crawl under there, hook up the chains and the emergency cable, and check the coupler jaw. I don’t crawl all the way under the vehicle – just my upper body. My current tow vehicle is a Ford F150, but I’ve always done it this way. Maybe it dates back to my shade-tree mechanic youth.

    2021 400 BD / 2023 Ford F150 / Austin, TX

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