Trailer Separation from Tow Vehicle

[Olive2Roam]

What a scare that must have been. Glad you are ok. I wonder if it helps that attaching an Andersen anti-sway hitch requires me to lock the coupler on the ball and then raise the ball quite a ways in order to get the hitch attached? If the coupler were not secure on the ball I would never be able to connect the Andersen,. 

[Geronimo John]

On 6/12/2026 at 8:02 AM, CRM said:

I can't even visualize how this can happen if the latch is locked/pinned unless the wire part that attaches from the latch to the collar is bent or broken. Do you have any pics from the topside? 

 

First, I would suggest a serious de-greasing: 

So much gunk in any hitch can cause it to stick when hooking up.

GJ

 

[Boilermaker Chemist]

Anybody notice that they appear to be using a different coupler on the new Apex X23?

[rideandfly]

3 hours ago, Boilermaker Chemist said:

Anybody notice that they appear to be using a different coupler on the new Apex X23?

Tractor Supply sells a 2” ball 7,000lb capacity coupler that looks like the hitch on the X23.

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/tractor-supply-traveller-straight-coupler-2-in-ball-7000-lb-capacity-2526179

[Patriot]

3 hours ago, Boilermaker Chemist said:

Anybody notice that they appear to be using a different coupler on the new Apex X23?

Yes, you are correct. Oliver has had to source another coupler supplier. Bulldog is supposedly in bankruptcy proceedings as of Oct of 2025. Hopefully they will restructure. 
 

Pic of new coupler -

 

 

Edited Friday at 01:20 AM by Patriot

[Boilermaker Chemist]

On 6/13/2026 at 6:07 PM, DavePhelps said:

You didn't show the ball in your pics, but I would have a close look at it for clues, including the possibility that it was out of spec and not the correct size. Or that from lack of lubrication, it was "ground down" to be out of round.

Just a note for those who are using the Anderson WD hitch - you are not supposed to lubricate the ball. It has to swivel with the trailer, otherwise you interfere with the anti-sway function. 

[Wayfinder]

@John Dorrer did I miss this info in the thread?  
 

What type of hitch do you use on the truck?  
 

I just upgraded my hitch on my new truck to a Shocker hitch, but I only have two long test drives under its belt. I was just wondering if a shocker-like hitch could reduce any excessive bouncing when hitting bridges or other repetitive oscillations on the rig.

[John Dorrer]

41 minutes ago, Wayfinder said:

@John Dorrer did I miss this info in the thread?  
 

What type of hitch do you use on the truck?  
 

I just upgraded my hitch on my new truck to a Shocker hitch, but I only have two long test drives under its belt. I was just wondering if a shocker-like hitch could reduce any excessive bouncing when hitting bridges or other repetitive oscillations on the rig.

B & W stow and go, 2" and 2-5/16". I just got a new Bulldog 2-5/16" that I will be installing this week. I don't think I will ever know whether I didn't have the ball fully captured, or whether this was the perfect storm, bad bridge joint and new Alcan 5-leaf springs.

 

That new hitch is interesting. What is the cost of the Shocker Hitch?

Edited 1 hour ago by John Dorrer