Avoid a Costly Mistake! ~ Hooking up an RV Camper for Towing

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We show you the exact sequence to connect up an RV, Camper or Trailer for towing safely. If you do this incorrectly you can accidentally break your stabilizers, or cause stress on different parts of your RV that can be damaged.
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@GearsAndTech 4 месяца назад

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@Bwanar1 3 месяца назад

At least you were honest about the chain crossing. On yours it doesn't matter. When the chains are mounted on the RV, boat, or other trailer on opposite side (as opposed to a central point); crossing them creates a cradle. In the event your hitch comes loose from the ball, it won't go all the way to the ground, but instead be cradled in the middle and won't run up under your truck while your trying to stop it. Also, the sway bars you use are attached before connecting the ball. On other models they are attached after and the hitch & lift are used to tension the sway bars before installing the chains. This video is more specific to your model/style trailer.

@GearsAndTech 3 месяца назад

Thanks

@timmyers1006 3 месяца назад

After pull out, I like to check the campsite one more time just to make sure you leave it as you found it or better.

@GearsAndTech 3 месяца назад

Great point!

@chrisc8856 3 месяца назад

Opps............ there were six links on the right stabilizer arm and 8 on the left. Another good practice is to double or triple up a thick blanket and place it on the stairs in the up position so it does not lash back and forth on the road and wear out the door frame latch lock or the frame itself. Locking the refrigerator door is another good tip. Thanks for the run through.

@GearsAndTech 3 месяца назад

All excellent points

@EmilHolborow-lt3wj Месяц назад

also after about 100 miles pull over to check hitch,lines,tires,brains

@GearsAndTech Месяц назад

Great tip

@waltfriedrich7631 3 месяца назад

You need to adjust the placement of the chain brackets as the chains should hand straight not on an angle.

@GearsAndTech 3 месяца назад

You are totally correct

@davidhillock-m9u 3 месяца назад

two things you probably did but did not show was the electric line but the main thing was the emergency brake line shousd have been hooked to the truck. the reason for crossing the safety chains are to make a cradle incase the hitch comes loose the lounge will not hit the ground. happy travels

@GearsAndTech 3 месяца назад

Excellent point Yes, the breakaway cable wss connected but not discussed

@waltfriedrich7631 3 месяца назад

Also it is required by law the chains be crossed.

@davidgates1122 3 месяца назад

@@waltfriedrich7631If your safety chains attach to your trailer at a single point like shown in this video, crossing them does absolutely nothing. The guy even admits in the video he does not know why. If the safety chains attach to the trailer tongue with any appreciable separation between them (which is how trailers used to be made) you need to cross them. It has nothing to do with cradling. I challenge anyone to cross their chains, unhitch, pull forward just enough for the hitch to clear the ball, and then lower the trailer as far down as the tongue jack will go. What you will soon discover is the hitch will hit the ground before the chains get tight. If the chains got tight before the tongue hit the ground, they would be too short for you to make a short turn. And that is where the whole chain crossing thing comes into play. On the old trailers where the attachment points were separated, if you did not cross them, the only way to turn without one of the chains getting too tight was to have the chains long enough that the other one would drag in the turn. It is a geometry thing. Everybody told their kids they would never need to know geometry, so kids never paid attention in class. So the few people that understood geometry beat it into everyone else's head that you have to cross your chains. But you can't fix stupid, so the trailer manufacturers changed the attachment points to a single point to eliminate the issue altogether. Yes ... I am old enough to remember when safety chains attached to the tongue 6 to 8 inches apart -- and I was one of those nerds that everyone hated because I paid attention in class and got good grades. People still hate me to this day for it.

@davidgates1122 3 месяца назад

Only law in 16 states. Probably been on the books since the old days when it mattered. Some states only require a single chain.

@waltfriedrich7631 3 месяца назад

@@davidgates1122 My camper is a 2018 and the chains are 5 inches apart on the anchor points so not all campers are on a single point

@garynebitt812 2 месяца назад

When I first started pulling a camper,I made a check list of all the things that had to be completed when getting ready to pull out.I then posted it on my steering wheel or dash.This procedure has saved me a few times from buying a new antenna. Later I put the list in my phone and put it on the dash.

@GearsAndTech 2 месяца назад

That's a great idea

@rp28 2 месяца назад

After hooking the camper to the truck, your supposed to raise both up a few inches then attach the weight distribution system, then lower it so your camper and truck are level. I wouldn’t recommend doing it like you do because your units will not be level. When you drove away your truck and camper clearly are not level. All your weight is on the hitch.

@alanhall4226 3 месяца назад

Your tow vehicle was not level when you were moving the trailer. The front fender lip should be no more than +/- 1/2 inch from the ground compared to unloaded. You have to connect the tongue to the ball, latch it, raise the rear of the tow vehicle with the trailer jack about 2 inches and then attach the torsion bars. That pre-loads your bars to level the truck. That is why it is called weight distribution, almost equal weight between the steering and drive axles. By the way, I am a commercial driver with over 40 years experience towing pretty much everything. Good luck and safe travels.

@GearsAndTech 3 месяца назад

Is the trailer jack rated for lifting the vehicle by the tongue? That seems like a recipe for disaster

@keithmorrison9372 2 месяца назад

I lift the truck and trailer with the trailer jack. Untill till the bars are level with the trailer frame otherwise you wont take out any sag.

@keithmorrison9372 2 месяца назад

Doing it the way this guy said does two things. 1. Takes out a lot of squat from.the truck. #2. It helps prevent proposing. That bounce you get when hitting bumps. Plus you dont have a sway bar controler on it..i highly recommend that.

@RockHavenFarm 2 месяца назад

Your not lifting the truck off the ground. You're just lifting the suspension up a couple inches then put the chains on same on each side so when you let it back down it distributes the weight evenly on the torsion bars and keeps the trailer and truck on the same plain. Your truck was lower than the trailer when you pulled out. Also there is holes in my torsion chain brackets that I put pins in. I would never trust them not being pinned. That to me is a recipe for disaster. And I aways put the hooks on from the top not from the bottom. And your breakaway cable should be attached to the truck not the chain hook.

@jamesgardner2046 3 месяца назад

Your chains are cross connected: in case the trailer come off the ball the tongue will fall into the chain cradle. I liked your video.

@GearsAndTech 3 месяца назад

Thanks for the info! Glad you liked the video

@stevet5379 2 месяца назад

Crossed chains provide a cradle for the hitch if it were to come off the ball. Your emergency brake cable should never be hooked to the chains but instead hooked to the hitch of the truck. Also blocking your wheels front and rear is much more preferable to using x-chocks which are basically only for keeping the trailer from rocking forward and back.

@GearsAndTech 2 месяца назад

I've had trailers roll when chocked, when using the x braces I've never had them roll

@bigsailordon 2 месяца назад

X-chocks are superior, as a pair lock all four wheels. No movement, test if you want by trying to move it with the truck next time!!

@Mattedfred 3 месяца назад

Respectfully, I disagree with a number of steps shown in this video and would not recommend it to a newbie.

@GearsAndTech 3 месяца назад

Curious, which step would you remove?

@deanhopkins4117 2 месяца назад

Like others have said, the breakaway cable should be connected to the truck on a completely separate rigging point from the chains.

@GearsAndTech 2 месяца назад

It's a good idea yes

@keithmorrison9372 2 месяца назад

I set the trailer on the ball. I latch the pin. Then i used the trailer jack to raise the truck and trailer up till the bars are level with the frame of the trailer. Then i latch the chains. I also put cotter pins in the holes for extra security so if you hit a bump the chsins dont pop off. After that i lower the trailer jack. That helps level the truck and trailer. They way you're doing it. You dont take out the truck sag in the rear end.

@GearsAndTech 2 месяца назад

I worry anokt stressing the toung jack doing that

@harderja 2 месяца назад

@@GearsAndTech you won’t stress the motor this is how WDH manufactures tell you to do it. If you don’t you may not get an enough WD.

@jamesheideman7326 2 месяца назад

That is completely true, and also how Reese manufacturing states to completely set up a weight distribution Hitch correctly if your truck and trailer are not level sitting on a level surface, your bars are not correctly adjusted. Also, the safety hairpins must always be installed. Happy hauling.

@frankswitzer3045 2 месяца назад

Lippert says you should never be lifting the tongue with x-chock style stabilizers locking the wheels together. It can damage the axles because they aren’t able to move independently as they should. I think it’s RVTT who shows this communication with a Lippert engineer in 1 of their videos. Standard chocks should still be used, but axle chocks should be removed before lifting or lowering the tongue.

@GearsAndTech 2 месяца назад

I agree, however, I have seen trailers roll off the leaving blocks with just regular chocks. They are covering their butts by saying that. But overall, for small movement it's ok to leave them in place, and much safer

@JohnHartig-y2n Месяц назад

@@GearsAndTech Put the standard chocks on the opposite side of the leveling blocks.

@popwall4297 2 месяца назад

You forgot one important step well maybe more than that but I want to say one you got to grease that trailer hitch ball.. and the electrical wire plug with electrical lubricant can be picked up at Walmart keeps plug from being hard to plug and unplug also prevent corrosion makes a job a lot easier when you plug up and unplug make sure sewer cap is on that'll get you a ticket real quick on the highway those safety chains need to be attached at two different spots on the tongue not just one also dot says turn the safety chains opposite of the way you have those don't forget to check tire pressure

@GearsAndTech 2 месяца назад

Great points. Thanks for adding

@dr.richard.w.meyers24 2 месяца назад

You installed the chain hooks upside down

@GearsAndTech 2 месяца назад

Shhh

@michaelm2195 Месяц назад

Nice video checklist! FWIW, I leave the shore power plugged in while operating the slide, awning, and tongue jack. Otherwise those would run off the battery. One question: Is it better to disconnect shore power prior to plugging in the 7 way on the tow vehicle? Does it matter?

@GearsAndTech Месяц назад

It doesn't matter. But I like to unplug shore power before the trailer is fully hooked up to the tow vehicle so I don't accidentally leave it plugged in and rip it out

@michaelm2195 Месяц назад

@@GearsAndTech Makes sense. I use a checklist for my departures. The other thing that could be easily left (at least by me) is the water pressure regulator. I left mine at Stone Mountain State Park, and fortunately the camp host was on the ball and looked up my phone number and called me before I’d left the park.

@tjshine7444 3 месяца назад

You cross your chains to support the trailer tongue, in case it disconnects from the truck.

@GearsAndTech 3 месяца назад

Excellent point. That sounds right

@davidgates1122 3 месяца назад

@@GearsAndTechIt is not right. It is a holdover from a half century ago when the safety chains attached to the tongue further away from the ball. The crossing of the chains allowed a chain length that was not too short for one chain and too long for the other when you went into a turn. Back your truck up to the point where the ball is just clear of the coupler, hook up your crossed chains, and run your tongue jack all the way down. You will discover crossing chains does nothing on your trailer. Modern trailers have the chains attached at a single point so that all of the people who don't understand geometry can't mess it up.

@tomballard4794 3 месяца назад

You should clean your slide before retracting them also your awning. Also you didn't hook up the emergency break cable or as I call it the oh sh#t cable. The rest is pretty spot on.

@MechanicMark613 2 месяца назад

Hook your chain from the top and not the bottom (as a truck driver pulling doubles they will not bounce off)

@GearsAndTech 2 месяца назад

Great point

@michaelodonoghue7464 3 месяца назад

7:44 Print a Checklist for both Establishing Camp and Breaking Camp and then Laminate them to protect them during use.

@GearsAndTech 3 месяца назад

Great idea. I made this video so people can follow along

@cb-gz1vl 3 месяца назад

Didn't look like you attached the emergency brake cable. Nice video. I have an aluminum wall rig as well and I inspect the gaps to make sure there are no splits or pop outs.

@gornoman 3 месяца назад

The break-away cable shall be attached to the tow vehicle via its own connecting device. It CANNOT be secured to the safety chain.

@GearsAndTech 3 месяца назад

The breakaway cable is clipped onto my safety chain clip.

@RoadieWingZZ 3 месяца назад

@@gornomanCorrect. The break-away cable for the trailer brakes should be attached to the tow vehicle separately from either of the two chains or their hooks.

@joewickie2376 2 месяца назад

Never hurry your hook up. Do a walk around. Maybe two.

@GearsAndTech 2 месяца назад

Great points

@toddshook1765 2 месяца назад

Glad you pointed out to not only use wheel chocks but when to remove while hooking up. Very important. Thanks.

@GearsAndTech 2 месяца назад

You bet!

@davidboucher4535 3 месяца назад

Check the tv antenna is in travel mode and stowage compartments are secured.

@GearsAndTech 3 месяца назад

Excellent points. I'll keep these in mind for part 2

@thomasgarrison3949 3 месяца назад

Thanks for the info, your steps are great. One thing, Make a List, & follow it. Mine is Laminated with check off boxes, for dry erase markers. It is in 2 sections SETUP & RELOCATE. I made a list when starting out towing my Toy Hauler, after I forgot to plug in the trailer one time, while the Old Lady was bitching (no trailer lights or trailer brakes), VERY DANGEROUS.

@GearsAndTech 3 месяца назад

For sure, super dangerous

@ScottMyers-c3d 3 месяца назад

They have to cross to catch the hitch should it become disconnected, or at least that's what I was told. I also noticed your emergency brake cable separately from the safety chain.

@GearsAndTech 3 месяца назад

Makes total sense

@timpors7480 3 месяца назад

You need to block the wheels X-chocks are not designed to hold the trailer. They are only designed to stop the trailer from rocking back & forth.

@GearsAndTech 3 месяца назад

They work great for what they do do But yes, we have chocks on the wheels that aren't on blocks. Chucking a blocked up wheel is futile

@555forthe666 3 месяца назад

X-chocks say not to raise and lower the tongue with the x- chocks in place... so don't. 😂

@harderja 2 месяца назад

Agreed to both x-chocks are stabilizers only not made to keep your trailer from moving. Also don’t move your trailer up and down with x-chocks on it can damage your axles or springs. Get yourself a set of blocks. I use rubber ones.

@edgewood2441 2 месяца назад

Cheese--what a procedure! At a Hotel you just say “Good-by”.

@GearsAndTech 2 месяца назад

That's true.

@MrMEmEmEmEMEMEeeeeee Месяц назад

You also say goodbye to a significant amount of money at a hotel...

@edgewood2441 Месяц назад

@@MrMEmEmEmEMEMEeeeeee And you don’t with a POS RV? - Come on now !!!

@josephmitchell8283 3 месяца назад

Wrapping the chains will help keep the trailer from hitting the ground and digging in which can cause it to flip if it gets unhooked. In Texas it's the law that they need to be wrapped or twisted around each other a few times. I forget the exact number of times but I believe it was three. I got chastised my Evil Knievel for not having my chains wrapped about ten years ago..

@GearsAndTech 3 месяца назад

Thanks for sharing

@jackcurtis5784 3 месяца назад

Your Video was very informative for first timers. The first thing I would do, is go to the DMV, and ask the "What the F*** is with the Red Plates" , change them. You seem very paranoid, you lock the entry door, your lock the receiver pin, Dude, your in Canada, not in NYC. Chill Out. Anyway, nice Video.

@GearsAndTech 3 месяца назад

Lol, the plate I actually paid money to get. It's a hockey sports team plate, but I covered up the team logo and put my gears and tech logo on it. The locks are a minor deterent. Anyone that wants to steal the trailer can get that off in a few seconds. But they make me feel better I also have a gps tracker on it as well.

@techguy9023 3 месяца назад

You might want to pick up some replacement switches for the stabilizers and at least one stabilizer motor. I was glad I did because a switch failed on a trip. Some rvs have a remote for them. That saved us on another trip when the foot wouldn’t move because of a failed switch.

@GearsAndTech 3 месяца назад

I have a manual crank for them if they do fail. But that's a great idea as well.

@Patty747 3 месяца назад

The first thing I noticed when I clicked on your video, the seal on you slide is not set properly, which will allow water intrusion. It would help to lubricate it. The reason the chains must be crossed is to 'catch' the trailer hitch if the ball becomes disconnected. In some states it's the law to have them crossed. Also when hooking the chains to the truck, the opening of the hook should be in the 'up' position, not the 'down' position as shown. The purpose is to add strength of the hook to support the weight of the trailer hitch should it become disconnected. If the hook is 'up' then only the clevis portion of the hook is holding the weight. I would re-do your video to provide greater accuracy.

@GearsAndTech 3 месяца назад

Tell me more about the seal on the slide. You mean the bottom seal? I see it hangs down a little

@Patty747 3 месяца назад

@@GearsAndTech there are lots of videos on the subject. I like Endless Rving ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6EiX_GNNFaY.html&ab_channel=EndlessRVing

@chrisstockwell9235 2 месяца назад

I think he is talking about the way your seal is flipped in on the top part of the slide out, you may want that out like the rest of the seal, it's not likely but a rainy day could get water in.

@duncanwatson7297 2 месяца назад

I call it "Pull into the back of the hook" works for load securement when open decking heavy equipment.

@Norman1965arg 2 месяца назад

I think depending on the type of weight distribution hitch you used hooking up is different, so the way you do it is applicable to the kind you used .

@GearsAndTech 2 месяца назад

That could be true. This is the most common one I have seen

@raymondrichard547 3 месяца назад

You like most newbies forgot the TV batwing to be lowered and as below comments the breakaway cable.

@GearsAndTech 3 месяца назад

Breakaway cable is attached to my safety hook.

@raymondrichard547 3 месяца назад

@@GearsAndTechneeds to attach to the truck not the chain

@randyafeman837 3 месяца назад

My tension locks, where the tension bar chains go, has security pins.

@GearsAndTech 3 месяца назад

Some of them add those pins to keep it from popping off. But most do not. If yours has it, then use them.

@ernieaustin4683 3 месяца назад

Chains cross to catch trailer if accidental disconnect happens. You forgot to mention to check under for tab to be below ball and not on top of ball? That’s happened to me a couple of times and once it came disconnected but it was still latched

@GearsAndTech 3 месяца назад

Excellent points

@SourpatchAirsoft 3 месяца назад

Awesome video! Anyone with a camper should be watching this!

@GearsAndTech 3 месяца назад

Trying to help out where I can. Plus we rent this trailer out, so hopefully any guests with questions will see this and have higher success

@harderja 2 месяца назад

Don’t you use a sway bar? If not why?

@GearsAndTech 2 месяца назад

I've looked at adding the sway control but haven't needed it.

@harderja 2 месяца назад

@@GearsAndTech your truck has built in sway control but I did not like it very much.

@weily68 Месяц назад

I'm told by other sources that the X chocks are more for stability than actual chocks. You should use both. You should also never raise / lower your trailer with the X chocks in place, it is bad for the axles

@williamsawyer5614 3 месяца назад

Thank you for taking your time a lot of people they kind of rush through it a little bit too fast for me

@GearsAndTech 3 месяца назад

You’re welcome 😊

@RichPohlman Месяц назад

Never raise or lower the tongue with the X-Chocks in place.

@JohnHartig-y2n Месяц назад

Lippert and Dexter both advise against leaving X-Chocks in place while doing anything that will change the attitude of the trailer, raising or lowering tongue hitch or raising or lowering stabilizers. You should remove the X-Chocks before doing either of those. To prevent trailer from moving you should have in place traditional wheel chocks. c

@GearsAndTech Месяц назад

I've had too many trailers shift when the x chocks come off. It not worth the risk too me With extreme changes for sure, but small movements are tolerable

@Jean-GuyMaurier 7 дней назад

❤but you forgot to mention the brake cable and it is important to know why the reason of crossing the chains.

@GearsAndTech 7 дней назад

Sometimes you don't need to know the reason, you just need to do it

@johnschindler349 2 месяца назад

If you don't want a costly mistake you need to hook up the trailer emergency brake cable separately from the chain you don't need to weave it in the chain loops at that point it is useless

@GearsAndTech 2 месяца назад

That would help yes.

@tilmanvincent7524 Месяц назад

Was waiting to see you have quick links on your hitch to put the safety chains in, so glad to see you did,nt. So many people do and it is almost useless.

@GearsAndTech Месяц назад

Glad you're glad

@mikemccarthy6939 3 месяца назад

That’s way to much trailer for a half ton truck

@GearsAndTech 3 месяца назад

Truck is rated at 11,000 lbs towing The trailer is big, but not heavy

@mikemccarthy6939 3 месяца назад

@@GearsAndTech curious what’s the trailer Weight

@mikemccarthy6939 Месяц назад

What’s the truck cargo capacity

@LeonCronk Месяц назад

Changes are crossed so ifthe trailer comes unhitched it won't drop to the ground the crossed chains catch and hold the trailer ting up off the ground

@GearsAndTech Месяц назад

Excellent point

@johnkarlowitch3975 Месяц назад

Why You cross the chains, just in case the hitch comes off the ball. The chains will cradle the hitch.

@GearsAndTech Месяц назад

Yes

@johnward209 2 месяца назад

If you don’t have the commons sense to do the things necessary to operate and tow a camper don’t buy one. It’s not rocket science.

@GearsAndTech 2 месяца назад

Not everyone knows this stuff. You need go learn somewhere

@Fudgieguys1969 3 месяца назад

All of you so-called experts don't know squat. Let each RVer learn for themselves. I have made mistakes but learned to do different things than what you put into your videos. I also use something very few people use anymore: common sense. Please be sure to know before you go. I did all my hookups at home. I did it several times to ensure I knew the procedures I would follow every time. No guessing. 2018 Keystone Outback 266RB with a 2018 RAM 2500 with a 6.4 gas motor. Eaz-Lift ReCurve R3 Weight Distribution Hitch, 1200-lb. Kit with 2 5/16" Hitch Ball. The Travel trailer had auto-leveling, but I used my manual method. The auto stabilizers worked great. Then we are assuming everyone has auto stabilizers like your trailer. Not all trailers have slides. Not all trailers have 50amp service. May older trailers only had 30amp service. Know what you are talking about, and do not assume everyone is like you.

@GearsAndTech 3 месяца назад

Totally get where you're coming from. Learning from others mistakes is a skill not everyone has What would someone with a 50 amp service do differently with a 30a? Trailer in this video is a 30A plug btw.

@btorr2945 3 месяца назад

⁠@@GearsAndTech Common sense is “everyone is different” Don’t pay any attention to the rude, obnoxious people. Yes, Some of what he is saying is correct. He seems very upset that everyone is not learning his way(on their own) How you presented yourself was excellent. I do agree with him though on not enough info. Just a little rephrasing “this is how I do…………” “even with a similar set up always follow the proper manuals” “properly load your trailer” etc. Everyone has different learning techniques. (And teaching) I always looked at several videos to get more opinions and info on the same subject. Some will look at one and complain it doesn’t fit their situation. For how long the video was; You did a good job. I actually stopped by to comment that in my training I was also told to cross the chains to provide a “cradle” in case the tongue came off the hitch. Saw the above comment. (People guilty of doing the same thing they accuse others of)

@jaybruns7771 2 месяца назад

Please don’t listen to this guy, he must be a rookie..

@GearsAndTech 2 месяца назад

I do what I can

@dougfoster2923 2 месяца назад

Just follow the manufacturers instructions.

@GearsAndTech 2 месяца назад

@yoelroque3950 3 месяца назад

Thank u for the tips 👍

@GearsAndTech 3 месяца назад

Glad to help

@yoelroque3950 3 месяца назад

@@GearsAndTech I been building a truck camper out is scratched then put it on a trailer & soon we be taking it for the first time to go camping & is good to know all this information, u can go & check it out

@mattwaters6987 Месяц назад

Great video. Reminds me of my very first pull out from a campground 6 years ago. I left the roof vent in the upright position and left 2 or more windows wide open. 😂 Now I do a complete walk-around before heading out. Live and learn (Hopefully) Thanks and happy camping! 😊

@GearsAndTech Месяц назад

We all learn somewhere

@deanlongfellow5154 2 месяца назад

careful ... your sequence works for heavy two axle trailers. I have learned to NOT do a final check on the trailers readiness to travel without the stabilizers down or it is hooked to the tow vehicle. My small single axle trailer will buck tongue up as the door is in the back. They are like teeter totters. Very dangerous. If you have a small single axle trailer always make sure it is supported and secure before you get in.

@GearsAndTech 2 месяца назад

Great point

@jimnjele.bean-dayone3505 3 месяца назад

Sure are ALOTof xperts in the comments...glad I only have a 6x10 trailer....why you need something so big is beyond me...

@GearsAndTech 3 месяца назад

For sure

@johnmccann1234 3 месяца назад

The emergency brake cable wasn't included with your video as noted below but it's also very important to NOT hook it to the trailer hitch in case you somehow rip the TH from the vehicle it would not deploy.

@GearsAndTech 3 месяца назад

I clip mine onto the tow hook spot

@Buck1954 3 месяца назад

With both safety chains coming from the same point there won't be much of a "net" Additionally, if the loop that holds both chains snaps, then you loose both chains. The chains used to be further back on the trailer tongue to make a true X. This trailer has more of a V. We used to try the load by checking to assure that the pull vehicle and the trailer made a straight beam. If not, then the load had to be taken off and the chains set to the next link, and tested again. This was usually only done at the first pull. After that we set it to the same link everytime. I always locked the ball before placing the stabilizer bars.

@GearsAndTech 3 месяца назад

For sure, different order is totally ok. Im baffled by the chain coming off the same point. At this point crossing them over doesn't do much

@1oldvato782 3 месяца назад

So what the crossing of the chains does that it catches the trailer and just case it unhitches from the ball or the ball shears off from the bumper it will catch the trailer from landing on the ground making more difficult to hitch back up to the ball.

@GearsAndTech 3 месяца назад

Great explanation. Thanks

@karenperdue4879 3 месяца назад

These scissor type chocks between the tires they said that I had a sticker on them that said they are not totally to be used as chocks. You should at least have one set of old fashion chocks sitting on the ground. Also, if you tighten them too much, you can damage your steel belt tire

@GearsAndTech 3 месяца назад

True on both accounts. I chock the wheels that aren't on blocks as well.

@stevenmadaffari7417 3 месяца назад

You chains the drop to the bars should be straight up and down, yours are pulled to the front way to hard. You need to got longer bars. They come in different lengths to fit your needs😊

@GearsAndTech 3 месяца назад

The mounting point just wasn't locked down well, it was adjusted afyer to be straight up and down

@JosephCompnotta 3 месяца назад

You cross your chains so if the hitch comes off the chains can cradle the trailer instead of hitting the ground and cause it to flip

@GearsAndTech 3 месяца назад

Thanks for sharing

@07HDFatboy 3 месяца назад

Why are there 6 links on the right side, and 8 links on the left side? You cannot count!

@GearsAndTech 3 месяца назад

You're right. I actually went back and adjusted the other side when I couldn't get the same number of links. I was hoping you would pay attention to what I was saying, not what I was doing.

@94206 3 месяца назад

You hooked the safety chains, but you forgot to hook the breakaway cable.

@GearsAndTech 3 месяца назад

Breakaway cable is attached to the safety chain hook

@ireneschmidt6944 3 месяца назад

what about unhooking the utilities and turning the LP tanks off

@GearsAndTech 3 месяца назад

Great idea. You always end up taking some things for granted

@Steve-od6hi 3 месяца назад

You forgot to show disconnecting the power cable.

@GearsAndTech 3 месяца назад

You're right. My wife unplugged that one so I never even thought of it

@kennethalmond8922 3 месяца назад

Would add - be sure to hook up the emergency brake pull line.

@GearsAndTech 3 месяца назад

Yes, missed talking about that one

@jamesmartin7282 3 месяца назад

Put down your roof mounted antenna if you have one.

@GearsAndTech 3 месяца назад

Great point

@DaleHarris-sl3ci 2 месяца назад

What if I didn't use the sway bars?

@GearsAndTech 2 месяца назад

You should consider them

@DaleHarris-sl3ci 2 месяца назад

@@GearsAndTech honestly I didn't know what I was doing and no one around could explain the function or why. So I've pulled my backhoe trailer with a machine loaded with no such thing and it pulled fine. So just went 50 mph and experimented a little on the load handling and it pulled just fine. Can you tell me how it functions and even permits rotation on the tow pin when these create a rigid connection.

@DaleHarris-sl3ci 2 месяца назад

By the way I quizzed about 8 guys pulling trailers and asked them how and why. Not one guy could answer the load distribution or towing principles behind these bars. On video said they transferred the tongue weight to the rear of the trailer this decreasing the load on the hitch. This I can't fathom unless cantilevering forces were in play and I don't see that happening with this set up. I can understand sway bars restricting osolation by creating a more rigid connection but I see that also as hindering any tow pin osolation making turning or backing near impossible unless something is bending or extending and retracting but that would negate any benefit of creating a rigid load. The sway bars are nearly parallel and about a ft. Apart at the truck and 2.5' +- at the trailer frame connection. I want to understand the principles, reasons or science behind it. Not; just because.

@fasteddie51 3 месяца назад

The safety chains are crossed to create a cradle for the tongue to drop into in the event, the trailer brakes away from your truck. That prevents the tongue from dropping clear to the pavement and digging in.

@GearsAndTech 3 месяца назад

Thanks for clearing that up

@barrynash1126 2 месяца назад

But, will this happen if the chains attach to the tongue at a single point?

@fasteddie51 2 месяца назад

@@barrynash1126 My tongue weight is 1200 pounds. I don’t really think those skinny little chains are gonna do the job. Anyway, That’s the theory.

@Fudgieguys1969 3 месяца назад

Inside the "HOLE" it is called a HITCH.

@GearsAndTech 3 месяца назад

Yeah, hole works too though no?

@nickwood2225 3 месяца назад

Don't tell people that you HAVE to do something when you don't know why. And I'm still waiting for the costly mistake to avoid. Your costly mistake is not hooking up the emergency cable.

@GearsAndTech 3 месяца назад

Don't tell me what to don't say! LOL

@440-6Pack 3 месяца назад

Being a “how to” video maybe you shouldn’t put your leveling bars greased end in the dirt.

@GearsAndTech 3 месяца назад

Never mind that, I may need to think about greasing them! They are dry as a whistle

@williammackey1235 2 месяца назад

Also your stairs in and or up.

@GearsAndTech 2 месяца назад

I think we covered that part right after we finished inside

@brianwilson6085 3 месяца назад

One thing to never go is have the camper plugged into your truck while the camper is put into the pedestal once you plug the power into the camper the 7 prong plug going to the tow vehicle has power going to it.

@GearsAndTech 3 месяца назад

Excellent point.