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    Posted: 18 Apr 2011 at 7:19pm
You can buy them several places, as a set - Walmart, AutoZone, Camping World, etc.  If you like, I can take a picture of mine. Smile
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A pic would be great - thanks!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 18 Apr 2011 at 7:43pm
How is this for fast, friendly service?????
 
 
Both have covers to keep dirt out of the lock.  However, a squirt of WD-40 about every other month keeps them turning smooth.  I think I paid around $25 for this set at AutoZone.
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Posts: 77 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 18 Apr 2011 at 8:28pm
I've got the locking pin for the trailer tongue, too. Bought at Harbor Freight for about $10. I've yet to purchase the locking reciever hitch bar (also available at HF, Northern Tool, or any other trailer place), I just use the bar and pin that came with the hitch. For me the purpose of the tongue lock, in addition to keeping the trailer trailing while driving, is to keep any would-be hijacker from swiping the trailer while I'm away. Though anyone with five bucks for a hacksaw could probably dispatch the $10 lock without too much effort.
   
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Within the hour - pretty darn good service!  Great . . . Thanks a lot. Smile
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Posts: 77 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 18 Apr 2011 at 8:34pm
Originally posted by David

How is this for fast, friendly service?????
 
 
Both have covers to keep dirt out of the lock.  However, a squirt of WD-40 about every other month keeps them turning smooth.  I think I paid around $25 for this set at AutoZone.
 
I noticed you have your receiver hitch flipped with the ball on the high side. You pull with a Silverado and still need the extra height?
   
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Oh my goodness! Thank you for posting this. We will be sure to check for the pin when we bring home "the Gastropod" in a couple of weeks.
 
We ordered her before Christmas as a combination Christmas gift/retirement gift and due to the excessive amount of snow in our backyard still have not been able to bring her home.Cry
 
We are hoping for the 29th or 30th of this month. We have had our walk through and took copious notes but I know there will be things we missed or can't understand from our writing.
 
I would like to thank everyone who has posted  for their contributions. Your  informative writing has helped make a very, very long winter pass more quickly and I feel as if I know you already.  My husband and I are looking forward to becoming members of your community.
 
Thank you,
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19 Apr 2011 at 11:59am
Originally posted by ToddsPod

 
I noticed you have your receiver hitch flipped with the ball on the high side. You pull with a Silverado and still need the extra height?
 
 
Yes, the camper sits very high.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19 Apr 2011 at 12:01pm
Also, welcome Snowbound!  Please jump in with anything you might have to say.
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Thanks David,
  I enjoy looking at your pics of Dixie. We will be travelling with our Sally -half Elkhound, half Border Collie and all 65 lb. fur- shedding machine.
 
We have a question about hand-held vacuums. Are any of them effective on the unholstery in regards to pet hair? Even if Sally stays on the floor (which I doubt), her fur is that crinkly stuff that floats around then attaches itself like a limpet and I can see us travelling down the road someday in a giant fluffball...
 
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