Fifth wheel hitch problem - uncoupling
We've been fifth wheeling for four years and never had a problem with our hitch uncoupling but it has happened twice in our last two trips last summer and fall. We have a Husky 16K traditional hitch ...
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Cummins12V98 wrote:
"I missed up with my BW the other day. I backed in with jaws closed. All looked good"
kennethwooster wrote the above. Ken could you please tell us was the handle closed and pinned when you backed up and did the kingpin enter the jaws and LOOK hitched?
Hopefully Ken will reply. My take on his post, he backed in with jaws closed, handle still closed. He forgot to open handle before backing in. He could not have looked to see if jaws were around pin, before putting safety pin in, and doing pull test.
Everyone with a B&W knows, if the jaws are closed around the pin, and the handle closed/pinned, the kingpin cannot come out.
I use the look at the jaws twice method, before moving.
B&W instructions say pull test, which saved Ken, due to his not looking close enough, to verify jaws wrapped around pin.
Let us know Ken?
Jerry
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