removing fifth wheel hitch from truck bed
I have heard some of you describe how your hitch can be removed by lifting it with the trailers front jacks....then leaving it hanging from the trailer.... can someone walk me through this?
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wingsfan20 wrote:
IMHO Trying to rehitch will be next to impossible, trying to get the lock pin stabs back into the slots in the rails in truck bed. I have an electric hoist supported from garage ceiling. Simply remove hitch pins, connect hoist hook to hitch with chain and lock pins; raise hitch with tail gate down; pull truck forward; lower hitch onto furniture mover and move hitch to convenient location. Hoist and furniture mover available from harbor freight for reasonable price.
Wingfan, I do the exact same thing. I tried the old raise it and leave it attached to the FW thing. I could not get the slots to line up at all. Finally, had to set the hitch down on the bed of the truck, pull forward, muscle the hitch back into the slots, pin it, and move back.
I bought an electric hoist from Cabela's for about $125 a few years ago. I mounted it to the ceiling of the garage and follow your procedure. Much, much easier.
