5th wheel popped out of hitch

0rion wrote:

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That hitch looks pretty beat up. More than I would expect from 20 outings. Did you pick it up second hand?

Not sure why the jaws are not level. And not sure if that means much. But it could indicate looseness from wear. No grease???

man...how new are we talking on that hitch? Nothing "new" looking about that to me. Those jaws being offset looks really suspect to me. I use a snapper pin on mine or a small padlock if I'm going to be stopping anywhere with the trailer unattended. One of the first things I did to my hitch was tape it off and pain the backs of the jaws yellow so I can see them better. I also put a 1" wide yellow strip on the pin box above the pin and the front of the head so I can line them up when hooking up. I will be giving my hitch another once over after reading this thread. I've never really given any thought to the handle height but it's nothing that's jumped out at me. I think my handle is about bed rail height and my camper is a solid 6" above that. I will be looking at that though the next time I'm hooked up which will be this week. I also want to look at my jaws to see if they're offset like those. That doesn't look right to me.