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08-26-2016, 09:02 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Ashland City, Tennessee
Trailer: 2016 21' Classic
Posts: 216
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Greg, we were all rookies, at one time or another. Live and learn. That's what it's all about. Glad you got it unhitched. Are y'all going to Henry Horton for the wkend?
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08-26-2016, 09:22 AM
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#12
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Lewisburg, Tennessee
Trailer: 2016 Escape 19 Classic
Posts: 381
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Brenda, yep we will be there tomorrow
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08-26-2016, 09:26 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Cottage Grove, Minnesota
Trailer: 2013 Escape 19
Posts: 365
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I always carried some tools like Myron in case that boot needed a little help lifting up on the coupler latch.
Bryan's tip on the chocks is critical too. Don't ask me how I know that.
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Cottage Grove, MN
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08-26-2016, 09:41 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Los Osos, California
Trailer: 2014 21 2013 Yukon
Posts: 2,633
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Chocking wheels is important but even with very good rubber ones I had the trailer slip somewhat sideways after unhooking. Was using some lego-style plastic blocks under the tongue jack which are slippery. After that unless it is on a flat paved surface I always also use the BAL X Chocks too and tighten them good. If the tongue jack needs some extra lift I will only use a single piece of wood or a flat rock. Since we like unimproved campsites best which are often a little cattywampus it gives us piece of mind.
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08-26-2016, 09:42 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Chattanooga, Tennessee
Trailer: 2015 Escape 21'
Posts: 193
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Once the trailer is chocked, I release the lever and boot before I put any pressure on the jack, which allows them to release without forcing. As others have mentioned, sometimes I have to bounce on the truck to get the ball to release.
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08-26-2016, 09:51 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Trailer: 2015 19 "Past Tents", 2015 F150 Ecoboost
Posts: 8,329
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rossue
Chocking wheels is important but even with very good rubber ones I had the trailer slip somewhat sideways after unhooking. Was using some lego-style plastic blocks under the tongue jack which are slippery. After that unless it is on a flat paved surface I always also use the BAL X Chocks too and tighten them good. If the tongue jack needs some extra lift I will only use a single piece of wood or a flat rock. Since we like unimproved campsites best which are often a little cattywampus it gives us piece of mind.
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Ditto on the X-chocks. We love them.
Quote:
Originally Posted by ATHiker
Once the trailer is chocked, I release the lever and boot before I put any pressure on the jack, which allows them to release without forcing. As others have mentioned, sometimes I have to bounce on the truck to get the ball to release.
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Yes, the latch and boot should be up before you try to unhook. Still have to "bounce" it sometimes.
What REALLY helped me was to give the latch and boot a good shot of PTFE spray every so often. Works like butter.
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08-26-2016, 10:00 AM
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#17
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Galesville, Wisconsin
Trailer: 2017 21 "Blue II" & 2017 Highlander XLE (previously 2010 17B "Blue" & 2008 Tacoma)
Posts: 4,108
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rbryan4
What REALLY helped me was to give the latch and boot a good shot of PTFE spray every so often. Works like butter.
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"Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance." George Bernard Shaw
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08-26-2016, 10:12 AM
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#18
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Bellingham, Washington
Trailer: 2013 Escape 15A
Posts: 1,965
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GregandTeresa
I figured it out, just a rookie error. Not only do you have to lift the lever, but just as importantly, lift that little boot. Thanks everyone
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What is the boot you're talking about here?
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2013 Escape 15A, "Egbert"
Ford 150 XLT 5.8L
Bellingham, Washington
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08-26-2016, 10:15 AM
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#19
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Los Osos, California
Trailer: 2014 21 2013 Yukon
Posts: 2,633
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It's the yoke.
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08-26-2016, 10:16 AM
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#20
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Trailer: 2015 19 "Past Tents", 2015 F150 Ecoboost
Posts: 8,329
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Quote:
Originally Posted by KarenH
What is the boot you're talking about here?
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The front strap of metal that's hinged on the sides of the receiver.
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