[A/S] Handling the hitch; was Front Jack

["Richard P. Kenan" <as5368@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

     I, too, have had some lapses of that kind, including jacking the 
trailer up to unhitch and having it move off on its own (only a couple 
of feet, but it was scary).  
     I've found that I must have a routine...First, chock the trailer 
tires; second, remove the connections to the tow vehicle and release 
the toggles; third, release the tension on the springbar jacks (this 
must be done before using the tongue jack, if you want the hitch to 
remember its setting); finally, raise the hitch to 12" above the 
ground - this is the distance that releases the pressure on the hitch 
bar, for me.  
     I've even forgotten which end of the bar to unhitch, removed the 
pin from the platform, and drove off, leaving the hitch bar in the 
trailer tongue.
     Life's getting too adventuresome!

- Dick
(5368)