Thread: Rover Park 2014

After the trip I left the trailer on with Bumblebee so I could get it weighed at Reedy Creek on Monday and then got the trailer weighted on Tuesday - that allowed me to work out the net weight of bumblebee and surprisingly it is about the same weight as a rangie - 2.3t (full of fuel and all recovery gear/tools/parts on board + 35's)

Anyway Tuesday night I finally took the trailer off the car - and found that the clip that holds the pin for the trailer hitch was gone!

Nothing was holding the hitch pin in!

I am very sure it was in properly when I left the GC Friday - in from the top so cant fall out one would think.

Scary to think 3.4 ton on the back (Trailer + truck) could have broken away or at least being totally reliant on the chains.

No idea where the clip/pin was 'lost' - could have been anywhere - at camp or when parked at home or at work on Monday and Tuesday.

Lesson - check the pin/clip regularly - I check my trailer before pulling off but have never regularly check the pin which on the D2 is out of sight.

Yes very scary - reminds me of the issue the group had at Rover park before with steering being undone.

I like to think (hope) that the pin disappeared maybe outside my place at night or when parked on campus on Tuesday - then I am not so scared to think about it.