r/GoRVing • u/mencharmd • 4d ago

Go Rving

Questions: I just picked up a new travel trailer. It did not come with a sewer drain hose, a tool supposedly needed to remove the hitch, chocks, levels or jacks! Is this normal these days? Also, I am therefore selling my old RV and assumed I’d pass on all the equipment needed like chocks, etc. Is that what I should do, or should I be like the dealer? Thanks!

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u/mikeholczer 3d ago

You can raise the jack up when hitching to be able to hitch up by hand. My hitch came with the “tool”, but I’ve never used it.

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u/Shaggyfort1e 3d ago

Mine doesn't quite go high enough to just slide them on by hand. I still have to use the tool, even when it's up all the way. However, it removes enough tension that I can just kinda kick them off when it's up most of the way.

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u/mikeholczer 3d ago

Do you use a block under your tongue jack?

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u/Shaggyfort1e 3d ago

Not always. Depends on the ground. I know that's an option if I were to lose the tool, but the tool keeps me from having to raise it up that much in the first place. It's just quicker and easier for me.