FIFTH WHEEL HITCH FAILURE
I RECENTED BOUGHT A USED 5TH WHEEL 32FT RV AND A USED REESE 16K HITCH. I AM A CDL DRIVER WITH MANY YRS EXP. PULLING MANY TRACTOR TRAILERS AND MANY OTHER TYPES OF TRAILERS. I HOOKED UP THE TRAILER PROP...
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Tin Pusher wrote:
1966HILLTOP, I'll bet the others would love it if you could supply your hitch model.
JIMNLIN, out of curiousity (I have a sliding bar Reese), what broke, it is something a person could inspect for?
Thx
The hitch wasn't a Reese.
However a hitch as any mechanical devise needs to be checked for worn out of tolerance or broken parts. How often depends on how anal the operator is.
Commercial vehicles have a annual safety inspection program for the truck and trailer. The hitch is included in that program so I still do my own safety inspection at least once a year.
