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    Posted: 26 Jul 2011 at 11:33am
Chuck, I lost ¡Podtástic! on some railroad tracks the first time I took her out.  It was the start of a very stressful weekend to be sure.  

I now keep a lock on it just to be sure whenever we take it out even though all of our trips are less than 3 hours as week keep to northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin.  It's just one more safety precaution to provide peace of mind.  

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Posts: 466 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 Jul 2011 at 9:06am
Thanks.  I think I'll start doing that as part of my hook-up process.
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Posts: 51 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 Jul 2011 at 10:35pm
Same...saves me from having to keep track of the lock.
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Posts: 1807 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 Jul 2011 at 8:56pm
Originally posted by David

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Do you folks, after latching down the hitch, sit a lock-pin or a lock thru the hole of the latch?  If we're only going someplace that's an hour or so away, I do not.  Maybe I should start doing that all the time.
 
 
I always do...even if just driving around the block; if for no other reason than my own peace of mind knowing that I have taken every precaution.  I have a lock that I keep in the hole that I must remove to to hitch up anyway.  It's already in my hand, so I figure "why not?".
 
Same here, easiest place to put the lock is back in the hole that you just took it out of when you hitch up.  Makes me feel .1% better thinking it's there.  As you said, "why not?"
 
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+1 on what David said.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 Jul 2011 at 11:40am
Originally posted by this_is_nascar

 
Do you folks, after latching down the hitch, sit a lock-pin or a lock thru the hole of the latch?  If we're only going someplace that's an hour or so away, I do not.  Maybe I should start doing that all the time.
 
 
I always do...even if just driving around the block; if for no other reason than my own peace of mind knowing that I have taken every precaution.  I have a lock that I keep in the hole that I must remove to to hitch up anyway.  It's already in my hand, so I figure "why not?".
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Posts: 140 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 Jul 2011 at 9:14am
I feel like I'm the wrong person to be giving safety tips but I put my Lock pin in the latch no matter what. You know I have this morbid fear of the trailer coming unhitched. Oh well. For what it's worth.
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Glad everything worked out OK in the long run.  You  learned what you  did wrong and how to negate it going forward.  Best of all, no one was injured.  To tag onto this safety thread, I think another similar question is in order.
 
Do you folks, after latching down the hitch, sit a lock-pin or a lock thru the hole of the latch?  If we're only going someplace that's an hour or so away, I do not.  Maybe I should start doing that all the time.
 
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Posts: 672 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 Jul 2011 at 1:43am
    Glade that your home and that all went well after the little mishap.Thumbs Up   Have a GREAT rest of the weekend.   Goose
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Posts: 9062 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 Jul 2011 at 11:19pm

Yes, make sure you crank it back up after latching the hitch to be sure it raises the rear of your TV.  That is the only way to be sure it is latched correctly.

Also, never pull the brake pin on the tongue while it is hooked to your TV.  That pushes a full 12 volts back into your brake controller and I've seen more than one controller that says that will damage it.
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