Problem with B&W Hitch
Just pulled in to my campsite and tried to release my B&W 18K Patriot hitch and it will not free the pin. I must have damaged the mechanism as the release bar will pull back BUT the jaws stay fixed o...
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minnow wrote:You don't like the B&W hitch, that's pretty obvious, but why make stuff up? I guess in the absence of problems, some have to be created out of whole cloth, but pulling a non sequitur like that out of thin air is beyond ridiculous. But yeah, I don't camp anywhere except "...on a perfectly level asphalt pull thru site". Riiiight.fj12ryder wrote:
Part of the reason people have trouble with the B&W hitch is part of the reason it's such a good hitch. It simply won't release if there is any pressure on the jaws. So If you're having issues with it not releasing, you've not relieved the pressure from the jaws.
If you have problems, pin the handle open, back up, then pull forward, problem solved. FWIW I've never had to do that in 8 years, but I have had to make sure the hitch was unloaded though.
Yes, because all of us RV’ers always camp on a perfectly level asphalt pull thru site. :S
It's a superior hitch, just give up trolling and accept that fact. We'll understand.
