Yes, I'm a 5vr newbie... Please bear with me as I ask a bevvy of stupid questions throughout our first season with the new unit :SWhat does everyone do with the pigtail of cord that hangs from the kingpin when you unhook and pull the tow vehicle away? I'm 6'-1" and I can barely reach over the dropped tailgate and stuff the pigtail up into the kingpin cavity, where is usually falls out a couple times before finally sticking anyway... I'm thinking of some sort of hanger or clip arrangement to hold the pigtail up and out of the way? Does such an animal already exist? No need to reinvent the wheel, just figured I'd ask (another) dumb question.

The only dumb question is the one not asked, I just store the cord inside the kingpin itself.

^^^^^^^^^ X2^^^^^^^^^There is usually 2 of us and when the truck is pulled away, the other grabs the cord and cable and stuffs them both into/behind kingpin box.

There are what I call dummy plugs that are empty inside. The pig tail just clips in there and it is kept dirt free and dry. i have one on my fifth wheel and also flatbed. If I can find when I bought them and where i will post back.

I just let the cord hang down behind the tailgate and then pull away. Once the truck is out of the way I stuff the cord into the kingpin cavity. Never been a problem.

I also just let the cord hang over the end of the tailgate as I pull away. Then I just loop mine over the front lip of the pin box. With a 5th Airborne pin box there is not much room to put it inside of it.

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F-TROUP
Explorer
Apr 14, 2018
The only dumb question is the one not asked, I just store the cord inside the kingpin itself.
ACZL
Explorer
Apr 14, 2018
^^^^^^^^^ X2^^^^^^^^^

There is usually 2 of us and when the truck is pulled away, the other grabs the cord and cable and stuffs them both into/behind kingpin box.
Dave_H_M
Explorer II
Apr 14, 2018
There are what I call dummy plugs that are empty inside. The pig tail just clips in there and it is kept dirt free and dry. i have one on my fifth wheel and also flatbed. If I can find when I bought them and where i will post back.
Oakman
Explorer
Apr 14, 2018
I just let the cord hang down behind the tailgate and then pull away. Once the truck is out of the way I stuff the cord into the kingpin cavity. Never been a problem.
BB_TX
Nomad
Apr 14, 2018
I also just let the cord hang over the end of the tailgate as I pull away. Then I just loop mine over the front lip of the pin box. With a 5th Airborne pin box there is not much room to put it inside of it.
fj12ryder
Explorer III
Apr 14, 2018
Oakman wrote:
I just let the cord hang down behind the tailgate and then pull away. Once the truck is out of the way I stuff the cord into the kingpin cavity. Never been a problem.
Yep, what he said. Not a big deal.
Artum_Snowbird
Explorer
Apr 14, 2018
Like he said BUT the smart thing to always remember is to take the cord out before you back under the fifth wheel again.

I built a hook that I keep handy to reach into the kingpin and pull it out.
Allworth
Explorer II
Apr 14, 2018
Check Tweety's for "7 Pin Plug Holder"
Bear_N_Honeys
Explorer
Apr 14, 2018
Try velcro on the unit and harness to hold it. Also cover the contacts on the unit a towed to keep the corrosion from causing issues.
packnrat
Explorer
Apr 14, 2018
just squrt some dielectric grease into both parts.
never any problems again.
just keep the rv corded end out of the dirt. and have a springy cover on the trucks connection.

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