Reese R16 Hitch
Anyone with a Reese R16 or R20 hitch that has the yellow isolators should check them. I discovered that the 5/8" bolt that secures the head to the base on my hitch was off center and the hole in the i...
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Not to highjack your post, but does anyone else have trouble with this hitch latching. We've had our R16 for a year and every time I hook it up I have trouble getting it to fully close so I can insert the safety pin. Had alot of trouble leaving the campground this weekend. Calling Reese today to see if they have any suggestions.
We've had this hitch for about a year also, when we first got it I could not get the locking arm all the way down to insert my lock. I called Reese and we went through a bunch of procedures on the phone, none of which worked. They sent me a new head and it worked the same way. I started to try different things and found a solution, leaving my trailer wheels chocked and the landing gear just off the ground I pull forward and for some reason that relieves the pressure on the jaws and the handle moves to the complete locked position.
