New to 5th wheels!

Lube plate yes, bed saver no. Love my B&W Companion.

Lube plate is the way to go as far as a "bed saver" goes you simply remember EVERY TIME you hook up you raise your front landing gear up an inch then get behind the wheel, apply your trailer brake and pull ahead a bit to ensure your pin is locked and if it isn't no harm done!!

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"If it ain't broke, you're not trying!"

jamnw wrote:
I just upgraded to a 5th wheel this weekend. Traded our TT we've had for 9 years for a 2014 Springdale 320FWFBGL, not this one but same.

I was told to get a plastic disk to put around the pin to avoid having to grease the hitch plate.

Do I need to keep the pin greased?

I was also advised to get a blue ox bed saver.

Any input is greatly appreciated.

I'm sure I will have other questions later.

I use the lube plate and some grease on the pin itself. When you hitch up, normal practice is to leave the FW pin slightly below the hitch plate and let it ride up, pressing down the truck, as it slides into place. If you get too low, however, you can catch the front of the lube plate and snap a piece of it off. I do speak from experience on this. Not sure what hitch you have, but this is good practice to avoid what's called a "high-hitch", where the pin is resting above the locking bar or jaws. This is the exact situation where the Bed Saver =will= do its job. Hitches, such as the B&W Companion, simply can't be latched closed if the pin isn't in the right place. If you totally =miss= the hitch on the Companion, you'll have nearly a 2" gap between the pin box and the hitch plate, so you'd =deserve= to drop your FW at that point. :-)

Lyle

I use a lube plate just to keep things on top of the hitch head clean(er).
I do lube the jaws where they contact the pin itself.
Personally I don not have any sort of bed saver on my hitch.

Get ready for about 10 pages of different opinions! I am old fashion from my younger days with tractor/trailers, so I grease my hitch plate. I have looked at the plastic plate inserts but would rather use grease.

To me the bed saver, Blue ox, or however you want to refer to them is a waste of money. I know folks have dropped their FW's onto their truck bed rails but weather they want to admit it or not 99 out of 100 times it was their own fault, and not some type of equipment failure.

Yes, on the pin. I use a small amount of Teflon grease, made for hitch balls.

It depends what hitch you have, I have never used a bed saver in 20 years of FW towing.

Jerry

Lube disk are great, I place a small amount of grease, white lithium where the jaws grip the pin.

Blue Ox, depends on how you feel about your hitch, and hitching procedure.

I trust my procedure and hitch, so I don't have one, many state cheap insurance.