Leaving 5th Wheel Hooked to Truck
I am leaving Friday for Ocean Lakes. Due to rain coming in and lack of time due to work I was wondering if I could hook up today? I so, I would need to use landing gear to take the weight off the tr...
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MainerBob wrote:
I have been told that with a Chevy truck, I should always unplug the truck from the trailer when stopping overnight dry, such as at a Walmart, that the trailer could drain the truck batteries. This was only true for GM products. Any truth to this, anyone?
If the 12volt feed in the 7 pin plug from truck to trailer stays hot after key is turned off in the truck, then Yes, it could potentially kill the truck batteries. If there were a problem or major drain on the rig batteries... it would take the truck batteries with them. I know with Fords the power turns off with the key.
