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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"Thats interesting you mentioned that, some insist that you can't drop a fifth wheel with a B&W , all you need is to see that the jaw is closed , well the lever position tells you they are not apparently ,but the visual tells you the jaw IS closed ??."
Yes, you can have a drop with any brand hitch, B&W included, if you are not paying attention. B&W does recommend a pull test for this very reason. I will add, with the design of the B&W, it is easy for an experienced operator to visually inspect the pin, surrounded by jaws, visually inspect the handle, closed and pinned, in which case a pull test is not needed. It simply cannot open/drop. I use the look twice test, looking once more, just before getting in the truck.
Jerry
Yes, you can have a drop with any brand hitch, B&W included, if you are not paying attention. B&W does recommend a pull test for this very reason. I will add, with the design of the B&W, it is easy for an experienced operator to visually inspect the pin, surrounded by jaws, visually inspect the handle, closed and pinned, in which case a pull test is not needed. It simply cannot open/drop. I use the look twice test, looking once more, just before getting in the truck.
Jerry
