I drive a big truck. You know where my hitch stays when not in use? The fucking cab. I've never understood why people leave them on their trucks. It's not convenient to leave it on because it makes it harder to back up without hitting something.
I knew some people who would leave them in, with the only reason being that if they were rear ended the other car would get totaled by having their radiator get punctured by it. Ignoring any possibility that a small fender bender might damage their truck's frame or they could be the one backing into someone.
You know, typically asshole truck driver things.
This happened to by buddy. He bragged about how it destroyed the Prius that rear ended him and his truck was fine cause the hitch took all the damage. I told him he should take a look at the frame before he hooked his cattle trailer up to it again. He got under the truck and the frame had been bent like an inch forward. The truck looked and ran fine, but as far as heavy towing goes, it was effectively totaled.
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u/BeardedSeagul 5h ago
I drive a big truck. You know where my hitch stays when not in use? The fucking cab. I've never understood why people leave them on their trucks. It's not convenient to leave it on because it makes it harder to back up without hitting something.