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No, I'm not looking for dating advice. Happily married for many years. What's the best practice to keep the trailer from rolling backwards as you back the fifth wheel hitch under the trailer? I'm w...
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B.O. Plenty wrote:
I use chocks and raise the trailer until the hitch is about 1/2" above the fifth wheel plate. I then back into in at it latches. I leave the front jack legs down and never have had a problem. I don't slide the hitch up the plate as it will put a strain on the jacks.
B.O.
This is a recipe for disaster with many fifth wheel hitches. It may be what your manufacturer says to do and if it is, great.
OP your hitch manufacturer has instructions for your model hitch. Follow them and only them as to the height of your hitch when hooking up to the trailer.
Yes to the chocks. The cheap yellow ones from walmart work fine. Just make sure you look at them closely. Very few know that they have an expiration date on them.
