lew Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 After a lifetime of pulling trailers I've never had a bad experience...touch wood...but as someone else mentioned, preventitive maintanence goes a long ways. Look after your trailer... (and truck)... and it'll look after you. One thing I always do is hook up the trailer and do the walk around myself, that way I know it's done right, but one time I let someone else do it and it nearly cost me an accident. I had some work done on my boat and when I went to get it I backed up to the trailer and while I was doing something in the truck the other guy hooked up the trailer & lights. I left and was driving down a country road and when I put the brakes on for a stop sign, the trailer jumped off the ball cause the other guy hadn't locked the hitch down properly. ALWAYS do it yourself and be sure. And for what it's worth, I just upgraded from a single axle trailer to a tandem and it makes all the difference in the world when hauling the boat down the highway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scugpg Posted July 10, 2011 Report Share Posted July 10, 2011 (edited) I saw one waiting to happen yesterday. This guy's truck and his boat had to get pulled out of the launch by a real truck that could handle this load. Not sure if he even made it up the hill to the road Edited July 10, 2011 by scugog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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