[AT] Help with Gooseneck Hitch selection needed

[Vaughn Miller]

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 >>>
	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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"farmer"

Just when I was getting used to yesterday, along came today.


Francis Robinson
Central Indiana USA
robinson at svs.net 


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