Brain Lapse!
I guess it was bound to happen. The minute you take your eye off the ball, you screw up. After 4 yrs. with the 5'r, the first time I ever failed to do the pull test, I dropped her on the box. Fortu...
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JCasper wrote:
I've owned my fifth wheel for about 6 weeks now and stopped doing the pull test. I do however look at the jaws every time when I go to close up the tailgate, prior to pulling the jacks up.
YUP, when I was training for my commercial drivers license the trainer said "don't assume anything. Get out and LOOK! Laziness can be expensive."
When I FT'd in my 5ver for about 4 years I always checked to make sure the jaws were closed and locked. I then placed a lock on the jaws. Never had any problems and never did any pull test. Plus if you get out and LOOK it burns calories and keeps me agile. Laziness spreads. First don't check the hitch, then don't walk behind, then don't check other things. Pretty soon it is an accident just waiting to happen. Even when the DW says "come on back" I get out and make a walk around.
I see RVers in RV parks jump in their rigs and just drive off. Very few check their brakes, their lights, turn signals etc.
