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12-23-2009, 06:28 PM
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Trailer hitch note.
A proper trailer hitch is connected directly to the frame or unibody of your car. This is typically a good thing, unless you are in a rear end collision, in which case the impact bypasses your shock absorbing bumper and heads right for your seat. Bumped in a drivethrough line, and my back is on fire. It may make sense to pull the ball off if you're not using it.
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CC: NSA All things are burning, know this and be released. 82 Benz 240 D, Kuan Yin 12 Ford Escape 4wd You're four times It's hard to more likely to concentrate on have an accident two things when you're on at the same time. a cell phone. www.kiva.org It's not like there's anything wrong with feeling good, is there? 
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12-23-2009, 07:19 PM
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Sorry to hear you got rear ended moon. If you had been in some cheap little buzzbox maybe you would have left in an ambulance or at least broken the back of the seat off.
Having the ball off & the tongue still there is great. The one on my 300d sticks out over a foot. I had an idiot run into the back of me a few years ago, no damage to the Benz & a nice hole punched in his radiator. You occasionally get a squeal from a pedestrian if they try and run across behind the car without looking. Take care !!
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Grumpy Old Diesel Owners Club group I no longer question authority, I annoy authority. More effect, less effort....  1967 230-6 auto parts car. rust bucket. 1980 300D now parts car 800k miles 1984 300D 500k miles  1987 250td 160k miles English import  2001 jeep turbo diesel 130k miles  1998 jeep tdi ~ followed me home. Needs a turbo. 1968 Ford F750 truck. 6-354 diesel conversion. Other toys ~J.D.,Cat & GM ~ mainly earth moving
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12-23-2009, 08:41 PM
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It was the suby wagon. I nail my shin on the ball at least every other week. PO didn't maintain the hitch, fair amount of rust holding the pin in.
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CC: NSA All things are burning, know this and be released. 82 Benz 240 D, Kuan Yin 12 Ford Escape 4wd You're four times It's hard to more likely to concentrate on have an accident two things when you're on at the same time. a cell phone. www.kiva.org It's not like there's anything wrong with feeling good, is there?
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12-24-2009, 01:08 AM
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I'm building a 2" receiver hitch that hangs below the bumper for mine - specifically so
1) I can take the hitch and ball assembly off and 2) it will be compatible with all the 2" receiver accessories I already have...
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1984 300 Coupe TurboDiesel Silver blue paint over navy blue interior 2nd owner & 2nd engine in an otherwise 99% original unmolested car ~210k miles on the clock 1986 Ford F250 4x4 Supercab Charcoal & blue two tone paint over burgundy interior Banks turbo, DRW, ZF-5 & SMF conversion 152k on the clock - actual mileage unknown
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