locking the jaws on the hitch
OK, I am new to towing a fiver so I have a question regarding posts I have seen in the past. People talk about locking the hitch jaws so no one will open them when they are stopped for awhile. My q...
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Campinfan wrote:
If people unhitch before lowering the landing gear don't they risk the trailer sliding backward. Even if you lower the gear to where it is just above the ground, it seems to me that is a lot of stress on the landing gear if if falls down onto it. I will just stay with watching me raise the trailer until the hitches separate a bit.
The very first thing you should do is chock the trailer wheels so it won't roll away. I didn't say they did it intentionally. They forget to put the landing gear down, pull the handle and drive away. The next thing they know the 5er is sitting on the bed rails. It does happen. Yes, you want to raise the trailer until they separate a little.
