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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ependydad wrote:Cummins12V98 wrote:
I have not tried to pull my B&W handle with 4,500# sitting on it! IMHO that would be a BAD idea.
I can have weight off the hitch and not be able to pull the handle. When that happens I need to slightly back the truck to release the tension on the jaws.
Really curious why would someone pull the handle with the RV weight on the hitch???????
My question originates from the story of someone pulling the handle to a fifth wheel at a stop as a prank. I've always wondered about that and assumed it to be impossible w/ my B&W (since I can't seem to budge mine when it has weight on it).
The only time I've tried is when we accidentally didn't raise the camper enough.
That's the first that I've read about tension on the jaws. That hasn't happened to me yet.
Wow, I never fully lift the 5er off of the hitch before releasing the jaws!
My Reese will not, release if there is a rewarded pull on the pin, but as long as it is in a neutral fore aft position, I can release it with the full weight of the 5er on the hitch. The PIN apples NO up/down force on the hitch jaws.
The pulling of the handle is a very expensive PRANK, I may be replacing my clip with a small lock.
