Backing The Fifth Wheel (90 degree jack?)
I thought i would start a new thread instead of maybe hijacking one about sliders. I have never measured the degree of angle that I could back and maintain that angle without pulling forward to str...
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While 5er's are built to accommodate that type of a turn, I'm not sure if it is necessary!
If you get the unit jacked that much, you no longer are controlling the unit ie. just pushing and sliding the tires on your RV and pushing sideways on your TV!
In my opinion, the ability to turn like that benefits the sharp forward turns.
I've never needed to put a big truck in that position although I have came close but a short pull up allowed me to continue spotting the trailer with out jacking the trailer!
To me the rounded front cap on the 5er is a selling point for aerodynamics and the ability to use it in most 6-1/2 ft boxes with out a slider hitch and it just happens to accommodate a sharper turn then really needed, but only to a certain advantage!
I say use the full angle if you need to position your RV side to side! It just something I dont like to do in the event the tire fails or an axle gets pushed out of place. I cant blame it on the manufacture as in a tire failure from pushing on the sidewalls of the tires!
If you get the unit jacked that much, you no longer are controlling the unit ie. just pushing and sliding the tires on your RV and pushing sideways on your TV!
In my opinion, the ability to turn like that benefits the sharp forward turns.
I've never needed to put a big truck in that position although I have came close but a short pull up allowed me to continue spotting the trailer with out jacking the trailer!
To me the rounded front cap on the 5er is a selling point for aerodynamics and the ability to use it in most 6-1/2 ft boxes with out a slider hitch and it just happens to accommodate a sharper turn then really needed, but only to a certain advantage!
I say use the full angle if you need to position your RV side to side! It just something I dont like to do in the event the tire fails or an axle gets pushed out of place. I cant blame it on the manufacture as in a tire failure from pushing on the sidewalls of the tires!
