Posted by Steve in VA on August 07, 2013 at 06:03:43 from (158.106.48.10):
So, I agree to haul a 6' finish mower for a friend and it's on my way. All of my trailers are overkill for this so I borrowed his brother's 5 x 8 on a trip by. I didn't have an 1 7/8" ball with me so that and the hitch got borrowed too. Jump forward a week and the mower is loaded, the tires kicked, everything shaken, and the dog and I are on the road. Its early Sunday so down the interstate we run at the posted 70. Pass over a bridge and the Dodge starts to lurch a bit. I look in the mirror and the trailer is going berserk. I figure I've lost a tire or some suspension part. Get it pulled over and the ball is gone. The hitch is still there but no ball. It's not in the trailer hitch either. Fortunately the safety chains were enough to hold and short enough that the tongue didn't drag the road. That was exciting.
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