Hey guys,
I've got a boat trailer with a two inch hitch that has come unhitched a couple of times, fortunately never on the road, but I've got to get this figured out. Both times, I locked the latch and it seemed attached, but it really wasn't.
The hitch is a two inch and the ball is two inch. This has happened on 3 different vehicles all with 2 inch balls. This weekend, we hitched the boat and flipped down the latch, I used a jack to lift the tongue to test if it was firmly hitched. It lifted right off. So i rehitched and did the test again, and it held.
The trailer has very little use and is stored inside. Its in new condition even though its 15 years old. This issue seems to have cropped up in the last couple of years.
My other trailer has a sleeve hitch, so I never have these problems. What am I doing wrong?
I've got a boat trailer with a two inch hitch that has come unhitched a couple of times, fortunately never on the road, but I've got to get this figured out. Both times, I locked the latch and it seemed attached, but it really wasn't.
The hitch is a two inch and the ball is two inch. This has happened on 3 different vehicles all with 2 inch balls. This weekend, we hitched the boat and flipped down the latch, I used a jack to lift the tongue to test if it was firmly hitched. It lifted right off. So i rehitched and did the test again, and it held.
The trailer has very little use and is stored inside. Its in new condition even though its 15 years old. This issue seems to have cropped up in the last couple of years.
My other trailer has a sleeve hitch, so I never have these problems. What am I doing wrong?