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Flinx777
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Mar 17, 2013

Tripod brace for 5th wheel...really necessary?

I have a tripod brace to put under the kingpin on my 5th wheel to minimize bounce while walking inside the RV bedroom. Is it really needed though? My 5th wheel is fairly long (about 36ft) and we're ...
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mowermech
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Mar 18, 2013
MinnCamper wrote:
I like mine! I guess it's a preference thing.


When we were full-timers in a fifth wheel, we had one. At the time, we thought it helped, IF I installed it properly. If I didn't tighten it the way it should be, it didn't do much.
We liked it.
But, "NECESSARY"? No, probably not. Purely personal preference.

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