Thanks Andrew.
A week late on my final report. My trip to the Gathering, the trailer and the Seven behaved themselves. no rattles or clunks from back there. You could feel that you were towing something 2/3rds the weight of the tow vehicle though. Not underpowered, just knew it was back there on the hills and pulling away from stop signs. Stopping was very good. The bearing hubs got only slightly warm. They do share braking so I expect them to run warmer than brake-less hubs. Had a wonderful time with old and new friends. Time to come home. I hitched up the trailer and set the ramps. Started to drive the car up. Just as I got the rear wheels up on the ramps, the hitch coupling let loose from the ball, lifting the tongue. Since I had some forward motion, the trailer moved forward into the tailgate of the Jimmy.
Fortunately the safety chains prevented the tongue from lifting too high, missing the rear window by about an inch! No damage to the Seven or to the trailer.
My fault. I used to original coupler modified to remove the hydraulic cylinder. It didn't function like a traditional coupler. And it was not adjustable. I can't really explain how it works but I thought it was good to go. And the shakedown test didn't show any issues. No visible wear on the coupler at all. My mods had nothing to do with the letting loose.
So the Jimmy's tailgate now has been pulled back into shape, is primed and ready for paint. That will come. And the trailer now has a new coupler that works like it should! The old one is in the garbage! I have no further work planned on the trailer or the Seven this year. Time for some yardwork , 1 room remodeling, a few honey-dos and a vacation.
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Chuck.
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