[AT] Help with Gooseneck Hitch selection needed

[Howard Bottles]

I have a removeable ball in my truck and so far it works really well.  
Spring loaded cross pin holds the ball in place.

Howard

Vaughn Miller wrote:

>I have one of those hitches, the name on it is "PopUp."  The vender I bought
>it from no longer carries it, so I assume others have had problems as well. 
>I have the oposite problem, as if the ball stays up most of the time, you
>have to beat on it with a hammer to get it to go down.  Mine now stays up
>all the time (which defeats the whole purpose of the hitch)
>
>Vaughn
>
>  
>
>>>>robinson at svs.net 4/4/04 6:39:32 PM >>>
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>	My only experience with other than a rigidly mounted ball 
>has been with the rather expensive unit that son Scott 
>bought and installed in his truck. It is one of those cool 
>ideas that are better on paper than in use. It is a pop-up 
>ball that is operated by a handle in the wheel well that 
>operates a cam under the ball to lift or lower it. 
>supposedly you don't have to climb up in the bed. The 
>trouble is that if you run around empty with the ball down 
>sand and grit gets in around the ball and locks it in place. 
>It takes a lot of silly fiddling to get it working again. If 
>it was machined a little more sloppy it might not jam so 
>bad. They make a little cover that will seal the top of the 
>ball from dirt if it doesn't get bumped and knocked off. If 
>you have to climb up in the bed to deal with that you might 
>as well climb up there to deal with a good flip ball or trap 
>door well mount.
>
>  
>

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