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Sooner_Schooner's avatar
Jan 01, 2014

Friend is so fortunate!

Our friend was hooking up his 38' Carriage Cameo to come see us and he dropped the 5th wheel on his Ford F350 dually. The big problem was that his right hand was on the bed and the 5th wheel landed on top of him. His hand was pinned between the truck and the rig and he was in extreme pain. A "hero" neighbor heard the crash and came to the rescue. After raising the 5th wheel to free his hand, the neighbor drove him and his wife to the hospital. His hand looked smashed but he had no broken bones. He is so fortunate, because looking at his hand now, it looks destroyed. The RV neighbor who they did not even know, finally went back to the RV park after spending two hours at the ER with them and got the pickup out of the street and parked the rig, got their poor little dog who was left confused and scared in the pickup,and then walked and fed it. Once again RV people prove they are the best.

16 Replies

  • I always feel bad to hear of someone dropping their FW on the truck! I have only actually seen it happen once. To drop on your truck, and hand, would be much more traumatic for sure.

    Hope all goes well,
    Jerry
  • Our lady friend had her middle finger cut off when their fifth dropped on the truck. It was reattached by a doctor that was walking out of the hospital after giving a lecture for his specialty which was sewing limbs back on.

    the finger is great and warm. Lucky is a good thing.

    chevman
  • rhagfo's avatar
    rhagfo
    Explorer III
    Glad to hear no broken bones, hope the tissue heals fine.
    Not sure I understand how one drops the 5er while hooking up.
    Driver (assumed) out of TV landing gear up, hitch not latched either the 5er or TV needed to move.

    Once again wishing your friend a fast and complete recovery!
  • You're right…rvers are good people.

    Please give a follow-up report on how your friend is doing. Will pray for him. Glad the puppy is being cared for.

    Cat Lady
  • That is the worst case scenario. I had not heard of a personal injury by dropping the 5th wheel. Your friend was very lucky.

    We always think of the bed saver as a device to prevent damage to the truck and 5th wheel. This may change some opinions. Including mine.