Had that happen to me last week. Loaded up the dump trailer, hitched up and away I went. Get to the yard, raise it and pull forward. Trailer is jerking around like it does when scrap falls out then rolls under the deck. I hop out and see the trailer is off the ball. Thing about some of these dumps, the weight shifts back when the bed is fully raised.
But why did it come und...DOH!
Yeah, I overlooked the fact I set a 2 5/16 down on a 2 inch ball. I use a tri ball and didn't even notice I had it set for the 2".
Then of course the trailer isn't even close to being in line with the ball to hook it back up, so I held the brake controller at full lock then pulled forward. It pulled it inline with the ball, switched it to the proper size and away I went.
During all of this a yard guy walked over and said "your trailer came off". Thanks, Captain Obvious.
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