I had a close call tonight when I unhooked the trailer. My drive way has a slight slope to it and being winter it is is snow covered from today's 2" I cranked the jack down against the ground and took some weight off the truck but not all. The wheel chock was on the other side of the trailer so I stepped on to the hitch. The part between the ball and the bumper.
When I did this the truck was pushed down far enough to completly un hook the trailers coupler from the ball. The trailer slid down the drive way 4" or so into my left foot. This pinned my foot to the bumper by the trailer. It happened in a split second. When I relized what happened it was too late.....STUCK.
After assessing the situation for a few seconds. First tried just pulling my foot out. This did nothing. Then tried pushing the trailer up the slope this didn't work either. Third attempt was to jack the tounge higher up. This was very painfull.
Reassessed the situation after being stuck for a few minutes now. My foot was having a nice tinggling affect on the toes. As much as I hated to I had to call my wife who was inside the house.
Calmly told her I needed help getting the trailer off the ball. She gave me the long OOOOKKKKK because this was the first time I have ever asked her to help me remove a trailer from the truck.
She comesthrough the gate and see what is going on and starts freaking out. Wants to call 911 and have them remove me from being stuck. I finnaly convince her to chock the trailer wheels and drive the truck forward. By this point she is tearing up sitting in the truck. Telling her pull forward only 2' so if my foot is tuck under the bumper on top of the hitch she won't drag me down the drive way.
That statement mad her go into crying mode she pulls the truck forward my foot instantly comes free all is good.
A cut boot and a sore foot is all the damage:clap: other than the wife being freaked out.
Normally I have a helper, but we are going for a long weekend I dropped him off on the way home.
I debated all night if I should post this or not but decided I should just to remind people to be carefull.
Cole
When I did this the truck was pushed down far enough to completly un hook the trailers coupler from the ball. The trailer slid down the drive way 4" or so into my left foot. This pinned my foot to the bumper by the trailer. It happened in a split second. When I relized what happened it was too late.....STUCK.
After assessing the situation for a few seconds. First tried just pulling my foot out. This did nothing. Then tried pushing the trailer up the slope this didn't work either. Third attempt was to jack the tounge higher up. This was very painfull.
Reassessed the situation after being stuck for a few minutes now. My foot was having a nice tinggling affect on the toes. As much as I hated to I had to call my wife who was inside the house.
Calmly told her I needed help getting the trailer off the ball. She gave me the long OOOOKKKKK because this was the first time I have ever asked her to help me remove a trailer from the truck.
She comesthrough the gate and see what is going on and starts freaking out. Wants to call 911 and have them remove me from being stuck. I finnaly convince her to chock the trailer wheels and drive the truck forward. By this point she is tearing up sitting in the truck. Telling her pull forward only 2' so if my foot is tuck under the bumper on top of the hitch she won't drag me down the drive way.
That statement mad her go into crying mode she pulls the truck forward my foot instantly comes free all is good.
A cut boot and a sore foot is all the damage:clap: other than the wife being freaked out.
Normally I have a helper, but we are going for a long weekend I dropped him off on the way home.
I debated all night if I should post this or not but decided I should just to remind people to be carefull.
Cole