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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I have a Reese slider and I lock the little "clamp" that goes into the groove on the handle used to open the jaws to release the hitch pin. If I don't have any rearward or forward pressure on the pin, I can open the jaws easily. But, I don't do it if I have not put chalks behind and in front of the wheels of the FW. I usually put the front legs down to the pads and then pull the handle so if something does happen, the trailer will still be sitting about level with the hitch, even it it moves a bit.
