Having problems removing the trailer hitch from the ball?

Michigan_Mike

This seems to be a common issue we hear on the forum area. This video should help you out and explains what is happening when you have problems getting the hitch off the ball.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq3f8b37laQ

ontheroad

thanks Mike!

Butch

Thank you!

beaky

I have seen groms pull into camp sites and unhitch large trailers without chocking the wheels, with the result that the trailer starts rolling away from the TV

Gerald98053

I never heard of Hitch Ball Grease until I upgraded to a much larger TT. Put a thin coat of grease on the ball before hitching up. That reduced my difficulties unhitching with the big trailer but sometimes I still have to pull the TV forward a half inch and back a half inch a couple of times. With the TAG I can just pull firmly forward on the trailer handle, then push back and it has never stayed stuck.

Frogger

Thanks MM...

LuckyJ

@beaky said:
I have seen groms pull into camp sites and unhitch large trailers without chocking the wheels, with the result that the trailer starts rolling away from the TV

This is why you alway remove the chaines after unhitching. 😉

GigHarborTom

Saw a guy come around a corner in friend neighborhood with ski boat on board.
That is when I learned to grease the ball. The boat ended up in my friends yard upside down.