Dual pivot vs Single pivot Fifth wheel Hitch
Hello, I have a newbie question. I am a commercial truck driver who has just moved from a truck camper to a small fifth wheel trailer. I have a Dakota and I will be towing a single axle Travelaire. My...
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TucsonJim wrote:
Real world experience: I went on a hunting trip one time and set up camp on uneven terrain. I had a two way hitch. I could not get the pin to align with the plate at all. I finally had to unhook the upper section of the hitch, hook it up to the kingpin, then use the trailer jacks to drop the hitch back onto the lower section. It took over an hour to hitch up.
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Our first 5th wheel RV hitches pivoted fore and aft only. The hitch industry added a side to side pivot feature for the reason above.
I've also had wedged pin issues trying to get hooked up and trying to get unhooked while set up on primitive camp areas.
The 4 way eliminates most if not all of those type issues.
Also the old two way was very hard on the hitch jaws when pulling the trailer at a angle across a dip or ditch with the truck twisting one way and the trailer the other.
I would get the 4 way pivoting hitch.
