Hitching and unhitching a 5th wheel
I'm a newbie camper 3yrs. I'm thinking of getting a 5th wheel. I have a dumb question to ask. Can 5th wheels be hitched and unhitched from the side?
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calamus wrote:JohnnyT wrote:
I think he is asking if the Tow Vehicle has to be in line with the trailer to hitch and unhitch. I have only ever had goosenecks and the answer with a gooseneck is no.
JohnnyT
Im not sure what you are thinking here but I back the goose neck in the shop all the time and the pickup is at least on a 60 degree angle from the trailer. as long as the hitch is over the ball you can back in at any angle. Granted it is easier to back straight on it is possible. Our 5th wheel has the concave corners and you are able to get 80 degree turns the small campsites here are tight to back into so the truck is always 45 degrees or so when unhooking and hooking up.
Not sure why not with a gooseneck? My equipment trailer I one time needed to really jackknife it so unhooked and backed my truck under at approx 110 degrees so driving forward actually made the trailer go backwards. Can't do that with my 5th wheel camper converted to gooseneck as it hits the cab at approx 75 degrees. If I had an 8 ft bed it would be possible to hitch at 90 degrees.
