Scary incident - and questions

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  • RTWCTS
    RTWCTS Member Posts: 203
    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.

    2023 T@B 400 (former T@B 320 owners)
    Relentlessly Pursuing a Silverado EV
    'Racing the Wind and Chasing the Sun'
    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: 1,749
    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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