How do you hook up your 5th by yourself?
This is what I do, I find it necessary to use a ladder. I have to use a ladder. I just replaced a 3 step stepladder SIMILAR TO THIS ONE and replaced it with THIS 13 FOOT LADDER I climb into the ...
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I apologize for not giving enough info when I posted the question. Here are my problems.
I am 5'11' but can't reach the latch bar, part of the problem is the fenders on the dually stick out and won't let me get close enough to reach the latch bar
I had a back operation20 years ago and I still can't twist my back more than 30 or 40 degrees to look back. If I try to turn more than that I have to move my butt around and when I move my butt I can't reach the brake or gas pedal.
With the way my hitch is set up in my long bed crew cab I can't see the hitch in the mirror. Sticking the board in the jaws of the hitch allows me to see exactly where the jaws are when I see the board sticking up. But as I said before in order to stick the board in the jaws I need to get into the bed and I need a ladder to do that.
with my bad knees and back I would like to cut down the number of times I have to use the ladder.
#1 Climb in to stick the board into the jaws.
#2 climb in again to remove the board after I am lined up, the board needs to come out of the jaws in order for the pin to fit into the jaws
#3 climb in again to stick the latch pin into latch bar.
I will be hooking up soon and the thought of climbing up and down a ladder in and out of the truck bed makes me wonder if there isn't a easier way. I am going to try to crawl on the truck bed under RV to pin the latch and secure the breakaway cable but I am not sure if I am flexible enough to do it.
I am in the parking lot of Camping world where I have been staying for the weekend and am getting ready to hook up again so I can drive into NY tomorrow. If I leave here around 11 PM so I can cross the GWB at 3 or 4 AM when traffic should be light.
I am 5'11' but can't reach the latch bar, part of the problem is the fenders on the dually stick out and won't let me get close enough to reach the latch bar
I had a back operation20 years ago and I still can't twist my back more than 30 or 40 degrees to look back. If I try to turn more than that I have to move my butt around and when I move my butt I can't reach the brake or gas pedal.
With the way my hitch is set up in my long bed crew cab I can't see the hitch in the mirror. Sticking the board in the jaws of the hitch allows me to see exactly where the jaws are when I see the board sticking up. But as I said before in order to stick the board in the jaws I need to get into the bed and I need a ladder to do that.
with my bad knees and back I would like to cut down the number of times I have to use the ladder.
#1 Climb in to stick the board into the jaws.
#2 climb in again to remove the board after I am lined up, the board needs to come out of the jaws in order for the pin to fit into the jaws
#3 climb in again to stick the latch pin into latch bar.
I will be hooking up soon and the thought of climbing up and down a ladder in and out of the truck bed makes me wonder if there isn't a easier way. I am going to try to crawl on the truck bed under RV to pin the latch and secure the breakaway cable but I am not sure if I am flexible enough to do it.
I am in the parking lot of Camping world where I have been staying for the weekend and am getting ready to hook up again so I can drive into NY tomorrow. If I leave here around 11 PM so I can cross the GWB at 3 or 4 AM when traffic should be light.
