Hitch popped off ball!

I have had number of trailers over the years--3-4 horse trailers, boats, utility - and I find the rPod is the hardest to hitch up.  The little ball keeper thingy just wants to ride up over the ball.  I have started jacking up the trailer again after it is hooked up just to check again.I am getting an Anderson WDH from a friend soon and that will help.  A little trailer trick -- if your chains are a bit long when you hook them up one can always twist the chains to shorten them.  The other advantage of crossing the chains is that they will never over tighten in a sharp turn.

And in the "Phew!" category: the one other thing that got slightly damaged was the wiring harness. Even though it was only 1" from the connector, and nowhere near something that could have rubbed, during the drag something must have shot up and grazed it. It blew a hole through the edge of the cable jacket, but quite literally stopped short of cutting through any of the individual wire insulation. I am familiar with cable harness manufacturing techniques, I'll just grab some adhesive shrink tube from work and patch it for the short term.

+1 on testing it every time!

Lynne,

WDH = Weight Distribution Hitch. Two brands that are widely used are the Equal-i-zer 4-way sway control hitch (the one I have) or the Fastaway E2 Weight Distribution with 2-Point sway control hitch. There are others as well. You could check out etrailer.com's information about each. They have videos which can help explain the concept.

Retroactive: What do you mean about hitch upgrades not requiring welding? If you already have the proper receiver on your tow vehicle, then installation of a WDH does not require any welding. As for alternatives to the Fastaway Flip Foot that came with your R-Pod (but not mine), I am using the Husky Brute Super Foot that uses a pin to switch between lowered and stowed positions. I ended up having to shorten it by cutting the tube portion in half and drilling new holes as otherwise, I could not swivel it down in our driveway due to the slope. I wasn't able to level the trailer with the 7" extension. I purchased it at Camping World.

I don't know how stable it is compared to the Fastaway Flip Foot. It has been pretty solid so far.

Originally posted by StephenH Retroactive: What do you mean about hitch upgrades not requiring welding? If you already have the proper receiver on your tow vehicle, then installation of a WDH does not require any welding. As for alternatives to the Fastaway Flip Foot that came with your R-Pod (but not mine), I am using the Husky Brute Super Foot that uses a pin to switch between lowered and stowed positions. I ended up having to shorten it by cutting the tube portion in half and drilling new holes as otherwise, I could not swivel it down in our driveway due to the slope. I wasn't able to level the trailer with the 7" extension. I purchased it at Camping World. I don't know how stable it is compared to the Fastaway Flip Foot. It has been pretty solid so far.