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Explorer

Oct 21, 2016

Breakaway switch and hitch got tangled up

Just took our fifth wheel on its first trip and it was flawless until the last turn into my neighborhood on the way home. I have a Demco 18k AutoGlide and the wire for the breakaway switch got tangled up in something on the hith on that last turn and pulled the cord. Luckily I was only going about 5mph and there was no traffic. I have the cord looped onto the hitch release arm. I'd prefer for this to not happen again so any and all advice is welcome. It was a left hand turn, and the switch is on the left side of the pin box if it matters.

Rangerman40
Explorer
Oct 21, 2016
Is that the 4 or 6ft version?
MFL
Nomad II
Oct 21, 2016
Yes, great idea Bpounds! Those break away cables are a necessary pain in the a$$.

Jerry
agesilaus
Explorer III
Oct 21, 2016
BPounds thanks for the tip I just ordered one: Amazon
Rangerman40
Explorer
Oct 21, 2016
Nothing in the bed. I have no clue what happened I just don't want it to happen again. I suppose I could move it to the back of the hitch (tailgate end) and put it through the pin that goes into the rails. That may add some slack. I just put it on the hitch release handle because that's what the dealer showed me when I picked it up.
bpounds
Nomad
Oct 21, 2016
Get yourself one of these lanyards.
RoyF
Explorer
Oct 21, 2016
Do you have anything in the bed that is high enough to catch the line? (I hook mine to the hitch's safety lock. There is nothing in the bed that would catch the line during a turn.)