[Dave 86 930 Fl]

Originally Posted by rfuerst911sc

So yesterday I decided to tow my 17 ' center console to a local dealer to have an engine rebuild done, she scored a cylinder. Anyway I'm towing with my 3500 diesel dually about 60 mph on the highway when something doesn't feel right . I look in my rearview mirror and the boat/trailer are swaying and I can tell it is at the tongue !!! So I let off the throttle and that's when I hear the tongue engaging the pavement........oh $hit . Not sure if it was luck or skill but I got the rig to the shoulder without losing it. Got out and yep she rode on the tongue for a bit, enough to grind down that little bump piece that's on the bottom of the tongue. So here I am on the side of the road with the tongue on the ground, it's too close to the ground to flip down the jack. So I got the truck jack and was able to get it high enough in the air to swing down the regular jack. As I looked over what happened I noticed that the hitch ball latch was straight up in the air vs. in the down locked position. Turns out the bolt I was using as a lock pin somehow backed out and allowed the locking mechanism to unlock, a little scary to say the least ! I found a scrap piece of wire to use as a temp lock pin to continue my journey. This was only a 20 minute trip. So make sure your safety chains are in good order and use a good lock pin. I'm going to use a clevis pin with a hitch pin in the future. I got away with one it could have really been ugly.

Glad all is well. Buddy of mine did the same with his Fountain ... Hit the brakes and the nose came right through the back window of his Suburban!