RV Crushes Truck
This guy dropped his 5th Wheel on the back of his truck on video. Not me BTW. What I can't figure out is how it happened. Go to about the 18 minute mark to see him checking everything, but it s...
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agesilaus wrote:
They did not do a test pull tho it seems like they pulled the rv a short distance before it dropped.
With any brand RV hitch or any brand professional grade OTR hitch a high pin usually falls as the operator pulls forward and turning.
Saw my first OTR drop in a loading yard in the '70s. Newby driver thought a pull test wasn't necessary even after going through training class required by the loading yard and truck companies working out of the yard. He was sent down the road looking for another job.
As Ford guy mentioned the vid shows way too much gap between the plates (hitch plate and pin box plate). Looks like a usual rv slip plate and another thickness of some type.
Sad....all the name calling....... when someone makes a honest mistake.
