imjustdave wrote:
Cummins12V98 wrote:
B&W is the most fool proof hitch out there. Never pin the handle open, that is what happened to the guy on here and forgot to pull the pin and finish latching got distracted and drove off.
That is the only time I have ever heard of a B&W and bed damage.
I never do a pull test and don't have a bed saver.
I always LOCK the handle closed, there are jerks out there.
Um you proved my point....it isn't the most fool proof hitch. You have to manually pin it locked.
On some situations I have had to pin it open because it won't stay open on it own, it wants to close. Or partially close
Well, not really. When you back into the hitch with the 5er and the handle swings back, the hitch is locked. You can drive away at that point if you wished. The handle does not lock the hitch, the handle unlocks the hitch. Putting the pin in keeps someone from opening the handle unlocking the hitch. But if that handle swings back when you hitch up, that 5er ain't goin' nowhere.
It really sounds like your hitch needs some adjustment. Mine has never failed to stay open when hitching up.
