Trouble Opening 5th Wheel Trailer Hitch

undercover wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:
This is a recipe for dropping the 5er!

Most of the damaged trucks I have seen have REESE hitches. Seriously I would sell what you have and buy a B&W.

You should not have any problems hitching or unhitching!

Flame on!

First, anyone who ends a post with "flame on" is purposely being incendiary.

So how many damaged trucks have you actually seen?

I seem to recall a poster having an issue with the pins that hold the B&W hitch jaws in place. Could be a one off, but I read it on the internet so it has to be true.

Try being constructive for a change.

When I was a rookie, I found the cause, as many others have stated and that is taking too much weight off, it's fine to let the springs work a little.

/Flame Off

Flame on is for the few B&W haters out there that post something negative every time I make a positive statement about B&W.

Be constructive for a change? I was telling him to sell what he has and buy a B&W.

I have seen a lot of damaged beds and most had reese hitches with the big handle or other brands with similar mechanisms.

Can't tell you how many but it is something I have paid attention for many years.

The B&W pin you are referring to was holding the guys locking handle open. He just did not close the handle. If he tried to he would have realized the handle was locked open.

I attach my break away cable to the handle when it is closed and use a padlock not a pin. There are jerks out there!

Better?