"Don White" wrote in message
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JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
I think the question to ask is this: What part of the trailer & hitch
system is most likely to fail and send the trailer careening off the
road?

Coupler??
I unhooked mine at a highways weigh station today to find out my spanking
new boat trailer weighs in at 617 pounds. What a bitch of a time getting
the new coupler seated on the 2" ball. I ended up scratching my new Ranger
rear bumper fiddling around.

Hint: Get a piece of the fattest rope you can find, and keep a pair of
garden gloves in the car. Sling the rope under the trailer tongue and use it
as a handle to lift the thing. It's amazing how much stronger your legs are
when your hands have a thick enough handle, and fat rope is just the thing.
I'm talking about 1" or 2" rope. Fat. Fatness. Fatissimo.