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08-01-2022, 06:24 PM #11
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Sure glad I'm not alone... will try out these tips in the future...
B/C this has scared me so much a few times, I now have 4 wheel chocks, rather than the 2 I started out with... oh yeah and some new drawers
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08-01-2022, 09:15 PM #12
Hi Rick,
I have also experienced this. After I remove the WD bars, I lower the truck, then try to move the ball lock, you can tell right away if it will be an issue. If the ball lock is super tight and won’t move, as others have advised, rock the truck ever so slightly. Most of the time you can feel the subtle clunk. Then open the ball lock and lift and 9 times out of 10 it will pop right out with no issue. That has been my experience so far.
Good Luck,
Bill2019 GMC 3500 SRW Sierra Denali Duramax
2020 Reflection 315RLTS
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08-02-2022, 05:48 AM #13
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+1 put truck in neutral to shift small adjustments and use the parking brake each time. I typically get caught up in the front of the ball and drift it back a touch.
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08-02-2022, 07:00 AM #14
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08-10-2022, 03:35 PM #15
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Chock the TT wheels. Then shift the truck into neutral and momentarily take your foot off the brake. Then shift back to Park. This allows the truck to roll a slight distance (forward or back) and takes most of the tension out of the setup. It usually helps.
2018 Imagine 2600RB
2019 Chevy Silverado 2500HD 4x4 LT Crew Cab, Vortec 6L V8, 4.10 Rear Axle
Equal-i-zer 1,200/12,000# Hitch
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08-10-2022, 03:41 PM #16
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The ball fits in a socket. The socket latch (called the frog) has to get out from under the edge of the ball. Sometimes the ball is shoved up under the edge of the socket and sometimes is still on top of the frog. I usually try shaking the back of the truck as I see the weight start lifting on the ball. If you get up 3-4 inches and it doesn't release then jump in the truck and shift reverse and forward. It only takes a little jiggle to get it to release. Also, make sure everything is greased pretty good, that helps a lot
Dustin and Doris
2018 2600RB
2016 Tundra: 5.7L with towing package.
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08-10-2022, 04:16 PM #17
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I have the same Blue Ox WDH with 1500 lb spring bars for my Imagine 3100RD. If my hitch does not release right away, I go back to the truck and rock it back and forth once. This loosens the ball and it always drops right out when I raise it again. I do not grease the ball or socket, because I do not want to get my hands or clothes greasy when hitching and unhitching.
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08-10-2022, 05:47 PM #18
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Thanks everyone for the advise...
We leave for camping on 8/19 (hopefully) so I will give the many suggestions here a go
Rick2021 Chevy Silverado 2500HD
2022 Imagine 2500RL
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08-11-2022, 12:27 PM #19
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I have same problem. I chock both sides of trailer but my driveway slopes down towards garage. Last year I released the trailer by rocking the truck and the trailer jumped all 4 chocks and hit the ladder on the garage gutter. Had to replace gutter and ladder. I bought a set of between the wheels adjustable chocks and it solved the problem.
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08-11-2022, 03:06 PM #20
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I have the same issue, but not because of inadequate chocking, greased/not-greased ball, truck neutral load on coupler, etc... my tongue jack does not raise the coupler entirely vertical over the ball. The tongue jack (top) is angled slightly aft. The coupler lock releases with ease almost every time; however, when I start to raise the tongue, the coupler catches and holds the ball. If the ball doesn't release after a few inches of lift, gentle foot persuasion on the hitch releases the ball.
Just my experience...
MikeMike & Sonya
Lake Huron Shoreline, SW Ontario
2021 Imagine 2400BH (DeBunked), Blue Ox Swaypro
2017 Silverado 1500 CC 5.3 Tow Pkg, RAS
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