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Flinx777
Explorer
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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dieseltruckdriv
Explorer II
Mar 18, 2013
We bought a tripod, and we weren't impressed. We didn't really notice much difference at all. I cut it down to a bipod, and found it made a big difference for us.

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