Trouble Opening 5th Wheel Trailer Hitch
We have a Reese Elite RE18 trailer hitch. About half the time when pulling into a campground, the release arm will not let go. We have to rock the truck in drive and reverse three or four times before...
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Quick trip wrote:
Try chocking the fiver first and then put the truck in NEUTRAL, let the truck settle for a minute and then try to release the handle!
Good Luck & Drive Safe!
But do not release the hitch with the truck in neutral. You may be chasing a truck down the road. Always chock the trailer before unhitching or you may have a trailer going down the road.
I raise my 5th wheel and watch the hitch plate. It will move a little as the weight is removed. There should not be any gap between the hitch plate and the king pin plate. If there is you are too high. Also as mentioned best to have a little pressure in reverse when you put it in park. If there is any forward pressure the hitch will not release.
