Hitch Lube Plate?

MFL wrote:

Seattle Lion wrote:
Wonderful! I will do just that. At these prices they should give me a driver.

I agree! One other thought, is to ask if the propane tanks have been filled, and at least one battery installed. Mine came this way, should be an industry standard, IMO.

Jerry

One tank should at least be partly filled for the PDI, so you see the operation of the stove, WH, and furnace.

Before you get that lube plate, look at your hitch. I am not familiar with the B&W, but my new Reese has a lube pad built onto the jaws to do the same thing. Using one of the white pads on a hitch with the pad on it might effect your hookup ability.

Seattle Lion wrote:
Wonderful! I will do just that. At these prices they should give me a driver.

I agree! One other thought, is to ask if the propane tanks have been filled, and at least one battery installed. Mine came this way, should be an industry standard, IMO.

Jerry

Great choice on the hitch! You will love it.

I used the standard 1/4" plate on mine but found that it was not easy to tell when the pressure was off the hitch when raising the RV to pull the truck out.

So I bought the 1/8" plate from Hensley. It is expensive but it is easier to see the gap now.

The reason for this is because the B&W has thick 1" jaws compared to other hitches.

Mine did not fit tight to the kingpin so I laid the disk on the concrete and took a hammer and tapped the inner circle edges so it made the inside diameter slightly smaller so it fit nicely.

I know some will say they have no problem telling when to stop. I am just relaying my experience.

BTW the bottom of a 5 gallon bucket works perfect and the center raised ring is the perfect diameter to cut out to fit the kingpin. I have one as a backup.

Only use the name brand ones like Reese for example. I tore one by not paying attention and bought a generic one. Scarred the top of my hitch pretty bad in one 80 mile trip home. Switched back to Reese. No wear visible now in two years.

Old-Biscuit wrote:
When you pick up trailer look at the dealer, cock you head sideways and then ask (more as in state) "Where's the lube plate? Spend this kind of money otta include a dang lube plate!"
Shame the dealer into getting one and putting it on the king pin. Worked for me:B

Sure should, I think any sales person worth their salt, would have one on it at pickup time.

Wonderful! I will do just that. At these prices they should give me a driver.

When you pick up trailer look at the dealer, cock you head sideways and then ask (more as in state) "Where's the lube plate? Spend this kind of money otta include a dang lube plate!"
Shame the dealer into getting one and putting it on the king pin. Worked for me:B

I have one and they keep the mess to a minimum. There should be some lube between the capture plate of the hitch and the 5th wheel pin support area and that's what the lube plate does without the mess of grease. The teflon plate goes over the large circumference of the fifth wheel pin on the trailer. It should be a bit smaller than the OD of the pin and should just be a hard slip fit.

Easy, peasy.

It fastens around the pin on the trailer. When I picked up my new FW, I asked if I needed to pull mine off from the trade-in. He said no, we furnish a new one with a new trailer.

Jerry