5th wheel help

djgarcia wrote:

rhagfo wrote:

djgarcia wrote:

rmoore0852 wrote:
Be sure you are not lifting the trailer too much with the landing gear. If you put the landing gear down too far, it lifts the kingpin in the hitch. This causes the wider part at the bottom of the kingpin to put upward pressure on the jaws, jamming them. When unhooking, use the landing gear to take up some of the weight, but when you drive out from under the trailer the truck should still raise up 1/4 to 1/2". Same principle as when hooking up, the truck should squat just a little as you back under the trailer. That's why there are ramps on the back of the 5th wheel plate and front of the pinbox.

What rmoore said, X1. When unhooking I raise the trailer hitch just up to the point I can see daylight between the trailer and the 5th. wheel hitch, then I pull the release handle.

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Not what Moore said at all!
Moore stated to take SOME of the weight off then pull the release. You DON'T need to see daylight between the the hitch and pin, the TV should rise slightly as you pull out! Lifting to the point of seeing daylight could cause binding on the lower part of the pin!
One should never need to use a pry bar on the jaws to unhitch!!!!

My hitch likes just a sliver of "sun" showing before I pull my release handle. Yes you can raise the hitch pin to "high" but common sense usually prevents this:):)

Well did you hitch Tell you that that is what it likes? :h

I am sorry, but the Common Sense, just isn't all that common any more!!

I guess if you feel watching that space until you get that sliver of light, so be it. I just listen to the LG motor take the strain. I pop up about 3/4" to 1" when I pull out set about the same height when hitching to ride up the ramp when hitching.