Tell my tailgate about it. I usually crank my goosenecks a few extra turns to make sure I have plenty of tailgate clearance for the next time I hook up. But my youngest grandson apparently doesn't think the hitch has to be quite that high, so he cranks them down some, then resets the floorplate and latches them for me. Of course, I back up to the trailer, and put another dent into the tailgate. After a few choice words, I get out and crank the hitch higher, get the truck aligned to the ball, and lower the trailer onto the hitch ball. Except it isn't going down right. Yank and push on the trailer, but it still won't go down on the ball. Have to climb up onto the truck after cranking the trailer back up, pull the pin and reset the floorplate to 'open', climb back off the truck, crank the trailer down, then climb back up on the truck and finish hitching up. I'm getting too old for all that aggrivation....
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