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Check your hitch then check it again.

I’ve told my wife and daughter to never follow a mortar mixer down the interstate.

For over 30 years we have sold, rented, and repaired mixers of all types. We’ve seen everything, from a pintle loop just set on a ball to a pintle loop secured to the ball hole on the bumper with a coat hanger!

Now many years later we have repaired mixers that came off the hitch, rolled over, and have fallen off of flatbeds and trailers (one of which killed the driver of a car following behind the truck). But I have never witnessed such a disaster first hand.

Today my younger brother who lives in Huntsville Alabama texted the following pictures of a friend who was approaching a truck towing a mixer when the mixer came off the hitch. It had no safety chains attached and the 2″ ball hitch was broken.

This happened on the street they both live on at low speed. Both driver and passenger are ok but the driver towing the mixer fled the scene.

 

Here are some tips for ensuring a trailer is connected properly:
  • Use a hitch lock
    A hitch lock prevents theft and ensures the trailer remains securely attached.
  • Attach safety chains
    Cross the chains under the tongue of the trailer to prevent the trailer from dragging if the hitch separates.
  • Check trailer lights
    Before every trip, make sure the trailer’s brake lights, reverse lights, and turn signals are working properly.
  • Check your brakes
    Make sure the towing vehicle and trailer brake together at the same moment to prevent slipping, skidding, or jackknifing.
  • Lower the trailer
    Lower the trailer jack and see if the hitch ball moves. If it does, the hitch is not secure.
  • Lock the coupler
    A coupler lock makes it nearly impossible for a thief to hook up the trailer to their vehicle.
  • Pack your trailer properly
    Load at least 60% of the trailer’s weight near the part closest to the hitch.
  • Adjust mirrors
    Adjust the mirrors so the driver can see everything around the trailer.
  • Inflate the tires
    Inflate the tires to the correct pressure, as specified in the owner’s manual

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Trowel Trades Inc specializes in equipment rental, tool retail, and repair services for the construction industry. Trowel Trades is a niche supplier of Masonry and Concrete tools and equipment as well as many other general construction tools. Trowel Trades is the Georgia Hydro Mobile Mast Climber dealer and we have a full compliment of conventional scaffolding and accessories. We stock job crucial items such as, Mortar Mixers, Concrete Mixers, Cut Off Saws, Block and Brick Saws, Grout Delivery Systems, Trash Chutes, Material Handlers, Power Trowels and more. If you can't get away from the job to pick up what you need we can ship it to your location. If we don't have it we can get it, and if we can't get it we will find you who can!

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