Trailsaver BD3 question
Im picking up a used Trailsaver BD3 and had a quick question on hooking/unhooking from those that have the same hitch. Before unhooking the fiver do you let the air out first? I have read that some do...
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Regarding the lube plate. The hitch head on your Trailer Saver has really fat jaws. I had also read about 1/4" lube plates being too thick so I bought a 1/8" plate from Hensley and used it on my initial hook up. The upper ridge of my kingpin was riding on top of the hitch jaws and was sliding around creating noise. The lube plate was not compressed at all. In my case I have to stack a 1/4" lube plate with a 1/8" one to make a thick 3/8" plate. This allows my hitch jaws to be centered in the kingpin groove and all pressure is on the lube plates. This is imperative. If your upper or lower kingpin ridges are contacting the hitch jaws then hooking and unhooking will be problematic and may reduce the life of the jaws. Once you get it dialed in using the hitch will be simple.
