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Durb
Explorer
Feb 22, 2016

Removing heavy hitch from truck

This has worked well for me so I thought I would share. I leave my hitch hooked to the 5er, remove the rail pins and use the landing gear to lift the hitch out of the truck. I use a 500# hydraulic table from Harbor Freight ($136) which happens to fit the hitch perfectly. I jack the table until the entire weight is off the kingpin then unhook the hitch. Lower the table to ankle height and roll into the garage. No lifting, no climbing.

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  • Maybe my hitch isn't as heavy as most. I take it out in 2 parts and it is still manageable. I'm not a big guy either (5'8", 170). That Trailer Saver does look like a beast, though.
  • Crodad wrote:
    I just leave the hitch attached to the kingpin.


    I did the same thing but it was a pain to line the hitch back up to the rails when I needed to reinstall it. Of course, I was by myself.
  • I do something similar. I back the truck into my garage. My Harbor Freight electric hoist is mounted in the garage rafters. I pull the pins on the Superglide, strategically place chain hooks on the hitch and lift it off. Then I drive the truck out from under it and roll my metal utility cart under the hitch and lower it onto the cart. The whole process takes 15-20 minutes.
  • I use a cheap engine hoist and furniture dolly. :-) Others, with more $$, use a manual or electric hoist to do the same thing. If I can't use my hoist, I use my son-in-law. :-)

    Lyle
  • RoyB's avatar
    RoyB
    Explorer II
    Nothing new here leaving the hitch connected to the 5th wheel trailer and driving out from under it. Just looks dangerous as heck haha...

    Roy Ken
  • RoyB's avatar
    RoyB
    Explorer II
    Nothing new here just looks dangerous as heck haha...

    Roy Ken