4x4ord wrote:
I have to be very close to straight on when hooking or unhooking my 5th wheel otherwise my open tailgate will hit the front of my trailer. This could be avoided by using an RV type tailgate which allows hooking/unhooking with the tailgate closed.
I watched a guy back until the pinbox was ahead of tailgate, stop, close the gate, adjust the height of trailer, and hook up light cord, then back the rest of the way under. Don't know if he was doing it, but he could of been doing like the old time truckers, holding the trailer brakes so the trailer did not move until he caught it. He did a tug before he got out.