B&W Patriot Hitch
For those of you that use a B & W Patriot 5th wheel hitch where do you attach your break away cable. TIA
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- As to attaching to the handle, and hitch head coming off, the brake switch pin will still be pulled. The head weighs 52 lbs, and with cable attached, will pull pin, even if head is pulled off, and lands on the hi-way.
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Jerry - "As to attaching to the handle, and hitch head coming off, the brake switch pin will still be pulled. The head weighs 52 lbs, and with cable attached, will pull pin, even if head is pulled off, and lands on the hi-way."
Great point Jerry!!! - I have the after market coiled break-a-way cable...I connect it to the left rear tiedown in the truck bed...works for me.
Cummins12V98 wrote:
"As to attaching to the handle, and hitch head coming off, the brake switch pin will still be pulled. The head weighs 52 lbs, and with cable attached, will pull pin, even if head is pulled off, and lands on the hi-way."
Great point Jerry!!!
I just looked at a picture where the hitch head came off a B&W and the the release handle is definitely still with the head attached to the trailer king pin and the breakaway switch would not have been activated.
The hitch head did not fall off onto the highway.RCMAN46 wrote:
Cummins12V98 wrote:
"As to attaching to the handle, and hitch head coming off, the brake switch pin will still be pulled. The head weighs 52 lbs, and with cable attached, will pull pin, even if head is pulled off, and lands on the hi-way."
Great point Jerry!!!
I just looked at a picture where the hitch head came off a B&W and the the release handle is definitely still with the head attached to the trailer king pin and the breakaway switch would not have been activated.
The hitch head did not fall off onto the highway.
Good point also. Proper location is on the truck not the hitch if possible.- I will make a change for location soon, thanks.
chevman - I was also using the hitch head handle pin, but will be looking for a new place as well. Thanks.
