Removing 5th wheel Hitch from pick up bed
Any good ideas on how to easily pull the hitch out of the truck bed so I can use truck for other activity? I need to temporarily remove my Reese 16K tube slider. I know to release it from the rails...
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dezl_dr wrote:
I don't do it for three reasons.
One, I can see my kids pulling the release leaver and dropping it on something or someone.
Put a padlock on the release mechanism. I always use one when the trailer is attached, no matter what the situation.
dezl_dr wrote:
Two, my rv barely fits in the barn now, extra length would prevent the door from closing.
I just measured the added length of my hitch hanging from the kingpin - four inches.
dezl_dr wrote:
Three, how would you ever line it back up into the bed?
It really isn't as difficult as you make it out to be. Yes, you do have to get your truck lined up pretty close, but the hitch pivots both side to side and front to back, so there is enough play to seat the hitch by lowering it slowly and nudging the tabs to align them.
