User error - check your hitch!

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Stuartggray

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7,703 posts

229 months

Friday 14th June 2013
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Wasn't me, I hasten to add. Bonus point for recognising the road.


sherman

13,435 posts

216 months

Friday 14th June 2013
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M90. North side of the Forth road bridge? The picture taken from the layby that always has a truck parked in it.

Edited by sherman on Friday 14th June 18:29

Stuartggray

Original Poster:

7,703 posts

229 months

Friday 14th June 2013
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sherman said:
M90. North side of the Forth road bridge? The picture taken from the layby that always has a truck parked in it.

Edited by sherman on Friday 14th June 18:29
Give that man a pint!


sherman

13,435 posts

216 months

Friday 14th June 2013
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Stuartggray said:
sherman said:
M90. North side of the Forth road bridge? The picture taken from the layby that always has a truck parked in it.

Edited by sherman on Friday 14th June 18:29
Give that man a pint!
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abbotsmike

1,033 posts

146 months

Monday 24th June 2013
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And this is why breakaway cables exist!

Jawaman

271 posts

134 months

Wednesday 14th August 2013
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Not sure if best practice, but once I've hitched the van to the car, I wind the jockey wheel down again, if it lifts the rear of the car in my mind its hitched properly?

italianjob1275

567 posts

147 months

Wednesday 14th August 2013
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Jawaman said:
Not sure if best practice, but once I've hitched the van to the car, I wind the jockey wheel down again, if it lifts the rear of the car in my mind its hitched properly?
Yup, my dad always did this and It's what I do too smile I don't trust the little green plastic thingy.

Always give it a quick check if you've left it unattended for any reason too, there's some dheads about who might find a detached caravan funny...

Happy82

15,077 posts

170 months

Thursday 15th August 2013
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Jawaman said:
Not sure if best practice, but once I've hitched the van to the car, I wind the jockey wheel down again, if it lifts the rear of the car in my mind its hitched properly?
You have to do similar on the b&e test smile always worth doing as i have seen some scary sights laugh