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brirene
Oct 24, 2015Explorer
A quote from 10 Minute Tech in Trailer Life, May 2013, which I just happened to look at in preparation for recycling and was open on my coffee table:
"I have come up with an easy way to cover the fifth wheel hitch when not in use while in the bed of my truck to protect it from the weather. While buying parts for my barbeque at Home Depot a few months ago it occurred to me that the cover for a Weber Q barbeque would do just fine. I purchased it for about $8 and adapted it to cover my hitch saddle. It works great.
I simply cut a small hole on the side of the cover to skip it over the jaw-release arm and fit it over the hitch head. It has drawstrings on the bottom that I cinch up so it fits snuggly and won't come off. The size of the cover would probably accommodate most hitches.
It is a simple solution that does not cost much."
Virgil Weber, Glendora, California.
"I have come up with an easy way to cover the fifth wheel hitch when not in use while in the bed of my truck to protect it from the weather. While buying parts for my barbeque at Home Depot a few months ago it occurred to me that the cover for a Weber Q barbeque would do just fine. I purchased it for about $8 and adapted it to cover my hitch saddle. It works great.
I simply cut a small hole on the side of the cover to skip it over the jaw-release arm and fit it over the hitch head. It has drawstrings on the bottom that I cinch up so it fits snuggly and won't come off. The size of the cover would probably accommodate most hitches.
It is a simple solution that does not cost much."
Virgil Weber, Glendora, California.
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