Extending front landing gear technique
During the past year with my new fifth wheel when unhooking I always pulled the pin and dropped the front feet and then raised the trailer with the extend button. A couple of times I had difficulty m...
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Learned me lesson doing this.
I've been electrically extending the legs within about 3-4 inches of maximum down before unhitching (marked the max up and 3 inches before down on the legs with a marker pen).
Then I set blocks and and drop the feet.
Main reason is for the stability.
Also been pushing the trailer hard against chocks placed to the rear of the tires.
Set brakes then place chocks in the front of the tires then release forward prior to setting up front landing legs.
I've been electrically extending the legs within about 3-4 inches of maximum down before unhitching (marked the max up and 3 inches before down on the legs with a marker pen).
Then I set blocks and and drop the feet.
Main reason is for the stability.
Also been pushing the trailer hard against chocks placed to the rear of the tires.
Set brakes then place chocks in the front of the tires then release forward prior to setting up front landing legs.
