B & W Companion Lube Plate use question
Hello all, I am still new to fifth wheel towing and I had a question regarding the use of a lube plate and a Companion. I currently run the Companion with the standard 1/4 inch Lube plate, My quest...
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fj12ryder wrote:bogart661 wrote:Exactly so.
Make sure that the last motion with the truck is in reverse, if you have pulled forward it will put pressure on the jaws making it hard to unhitch.
Or neutral, if you're on fairly level ground. I can occasionally have some tightness when unhitching on unlevel ground. On time, when we were at our usual boondock site, I'd run over a partially-buried rock that was causing the FW to pull to one side and I had to back off it to get the jaws to unlatch easily. I probably could have forced the issue, but it was just easier to raise the legs and back up a foot.
FWIW, I use the 1/4" plate with my Companion, with few problems.
Lyle
