5th Wheel Crushes Truck Follow Up
A while back it was posted about this couple's 5th wheel experience landing on their truck. Here's a follow up on this topic. Link
Forum Discussion
I've never heard of anyone "high hitching" a B&W hitch. You can drop a trailer with the B&W hitch if you lock the jaws open, but no way to have the jaws close unless the flange is below the jaws. If the flange were in the jaws they won't close, and you could see it in an instant because the arm wouldn't come forward, and you could easily see that the jaws weren't closed around the pin. If the flange were above the jaws, there would be about three inches of daylight between the hitch and the trailer. Pretty tough to miss that one.
From what I've read, a "high hitch" happens when the pin isn't completely trapped by the jaws/bar because it is too high, and not easily noticed. This simply can't happen with a B&W. I've not had that happen so I can't describe it exactly due to lack of experience, because I've always used a B&W hitch.
Yeah, I'm a member of the B&W hitch fanboy club. :)
From what I've read, a "high hitch" happens when the pin isn't completely trapped by the jaws/bar because it is too high, and not easily noticed. This simply can't happen with a B&W. I've not had that happen so I can't describe it exactly due to lack of experience, because I've always used a B&W hitch.
Yeah, I'm a member of the B&W hitch fanboy club. :)
