5th Wheel Hitch Buyer's Guide
Hi everyone, I'm an automotive writer with a major (ish) site, and I'm putting together a 5th Wheel Hitch Buyer's Guide. I've been doing a lot of reading, watched videos, and talked to a couple of ...
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JIMNLIN wrote:
Personally I avoid any publication claiming this brand is the best for all trailers. Way to many variables to make that claim.
I assume it's "best" because they donated the most to the publication.
As indicated, any brand that had lots of failures would quickly be out of business.
They are all pretty simple and reliable if used properly.
If there is one thing to include is to visually check the latch and do a brake test every time:
- Once hitched, lift the landing gear barely clear of the ground. Using the manual control, apply the trailer brakes and try to pull forward.
Only takes a few seconds but if you high hitch or forget to properly latch things, much better to find out in a low speed controlled situation. Also, it confirms that the trailer brakes are working (we still do it with bumper pull for this exact reason).
