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07-19-2011, 08:42 PM
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What do those of you with Equalizer WD hitches do with them when you get to the campground? Seems like the whole apparatus must weigh 100 lbs and I am getting old. Jack
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07-19-2011, 08:48 PM
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If I have a back in site I usually pull it off the truck and set it under the back of the trailer away from the road. If I have a pull thru site I have dropped it under the tongue of the trailer but I think I will start pulling the longer bars off and leave the ball portion on the truck. First I need to buy a locking pin.
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07-19-2011, 09:01 PM
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i have a locking hitch pin so i leave the hitch head attached to the truck's receiver.
the bars i put across the tongue, behind the propane tanks.
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07-19-2011, 09:09 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bikendan
i have a locking hitch pin so i leave the hitch head attached to the truck's receiver.
the bars i put across the tongue, behind the propane tanks.
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Same here.
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07-19-2011, 09:37 PM
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Originally Posted by jacksum2
What do those of you with Equalizer WD hitches do with them when you get to the campground? Seems like the whole apparatus must weigh 100 lbs and I am getting old. Jack
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I just bought a low profile bottle jack crane/hoist for pickup bed to help pick the Equalizer up and hold it while I put it on or take off. I will either leave it in the bed locked up or will use a dolly to move from hitch area to under the back of trailer locked to bumper. Back surgery forced me to look at these adjustments.
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07-19-2011, 10:55 PM
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Originally Posted by chromeOkie
I just bought a low profile bottle jack crane/hoist for pickup bed to help pick the Equalizer up and hold it while I put it on or take off. I will either leave it in the bed locked up or will use a dolly to move from hitch area to under the back of trailer locked to bumper. Back surgery forced me to look at these adjustments.
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Could you post a pic of your hoist? Would like to see what you've got.
Thanks.
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07-19-2011, 11:15 PM
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As soon as I'm back up on my feet I will install and put pics of it in use with Equalizer, fingers crossed it works as I planned.
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07-20-2011, 05:06 AM
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I also have a lock pin and leave it attached. I am not even going to chance hurting my back when camping.
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07-20-2011, 02:59 PM
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Thanks guys,
I'll probably do like Bikendan. Hate to drive everywhere with that big blob sticking out behind my vehicle but it beats lugging it around.
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07-20-2011, 07:30 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kbrown1075
I also have a lock pin and leave it attached. I am not even going to chance hurting my back when camping.
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If I need to drive the truck around the campground, I just leave the hitch and bars attached to the receiver. I have added a pair of red reflective tape reflectors on the inside of the bars (about in the middle). I pull the bars out parallel to the bumper. The reflectors can now be seen and I save my back on short trips.
I also have a black plastic hitch ball cover that I place on the hitch ball to keep from transferring a grease stripe to my pants (or knees). 
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