hitch question
Thinking back, I think I have only had two different hitches, a hi jacker and now a reese 16k. I think I liked the hi jacker better. It seemed better built and simpler. It had the bar that slid ac...
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Rich&Mar wrote:
Thinking back, I think I have only had two different hitches, a hi jacker and now a reese 16k. I think I liked the hi jacker better. It seemed better built and simpler. It had the bar that slid across the king pin locking it in place. The reese seems less sturdy and has two jaws that come around the king pin locking it in place. I tried the following. Close the jaws. No matter where the lever is, the lock towing, or the other two positions you can go to the back of the truck and open the jaws with a shovel handle, (I used). This just doesn't seem right. By the way this hitch came with the 5er from a pp sale. I no longer had the hi jacker. So I have no manual or experience with this hitch.
and the "lock positions" does that apply only to the sliding part and has nothing to do with the jaws?? Not to sure about this hitch although there are millions out there I'm sure.
I bet if you look at the Reese 16k you’ll find the jaws pivot behind the opening. They open, as you found, when the king pin pushes into them. When you tow the pin is pulling back on the jaws wedging them closed. Pushing them ope with a shovel handle doesn’t tell you anything except you can push them open with a shovel. Did you try it with the arm pinned closed?
