Airbag Suspension and Unhitching Question
For those of you with airbag suspension helper springs like the Firestone Ride-Rite. When unhitching your 5th wheel, does the TV jump when the pin box clears the hitch? Is it best to de-flate the ai...
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Hi,
I have a frined with air bag suspension in his fifth wheel hitch, and he does not deflate the hitch while hitching up or unhitching.
Like described above, if you have the hitch pop up, it is indicating that the landing gear is not carrying all the weight, and some was on the hitch when you pulled the truck forward.
Putting a little weight on the landing gear, then unlatching the lock will assist in unhitching. You will be able to see when the truck side of the hitch is loose from the trailer side of the hitch. So lower the landing gear, let the truck rise about 1" or so to take some weight, then unlock the hitch, and then keep raising until there is clearance.
You do not want to raise it so far it starts taking the truck tires off the ground or anything (neighbor did that, had only pulled boats before, and was waiting to have the fifth wheel pin clear the box before pulling forward).
Fred.
I have a frined with air bag suspension in his fifth wheel hitch, and he does not deflate the hitch while hitching up or unhitching.
Like described above, if you have the hitch pop up, it is indicating that the landing gear is not carrying all the weight, and some was on the hitch when you pulled the truck forward.
Putting a little weight on the landing gear, then unlatching the lock will assist in unhitching. You will be able to see when the truck side of the hitch is loose from the trailer side of the hitch. So lower the landing gear, let the truck rise about 1" or so to take some weight, then unlock the hitch, and then keep raising until there is clearance.
You do not want to raise it so far it starts taking the truck tires off the ground or anything (neighbor did that, had only pulled boats before, and was waiting to have the fifth wheel pin clear the box before pulling forward).
Fred.
