Hey folks,Just got a new 5er and while it will fit in our parking area, it would fit much nicer if I could remove the extended pin box when not in use. I know it is bolted on, but are there any pins that can be used like the pin in a hitch receiver to make this easier to do?

No and every time that the pinbox is removed the bolts should be replaced and torqued to specifications. In other words, removing the pinbox for convenience is not a good idea.

get a reese side winder or revolution pin box then you can swing it in

New nuts and bolts every time. The threads actually stretch when torqued correctly.

Don't the sidewinder pin boxes move the pivot point behind the hitch negating the point of having a 5th wheel?

Water-Bug wrote:No and every time that the pinbox is removed the bolts should be replaced and torqued to specifications. In other words, removing the pinbox for convenience is not a good idea.Listen to Waterbug, he is right, you don't want to be messing with your pin-box, as I have Trailair pinbox (fantastic rig) and not the original pin-box I re-torque all my bolts every spring along with my annual once over just to be sure.

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MPI_Mallard
Explorer
Aug 19, 2014
Water-Bug wrote:
No and every time that the pinbox is removed the bolts should be replaced and torqued to specifications. In other words, removing the pinbox for convenience is not a good idea.

Listen to Waterbug, he is right, you don't want to be messing with your pin-box, as I have Trailair pinbox (fantastic rig) and not the original pin-box I re-torque all my bolts every spring along with my annual once over just to be sure.
Diesel_Camper
Explorer
Aug 19, 2014
Don't the sidewinder pin boxes move the pivot point behind the hitch negating the point of having a 5th wheel?
Allworth
Explorer II
Aug 19, 2014
New nuts and bolts every time. The threads actually stretch when torqued correctly.
newman_fulltime
Explorer II
Aug 19, 2014
get a reese side winder or revolution pin box then you can swing it in
Water-Bug
Explorer II
Aug 19, 2014
No and every time that the pinbox is removed the bolts should be replaced and torqued to specifications. In other words, removing the pinbox for convenience is not a good idea.

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