Un-Hitching a 5th Wheel
I'm new at this. Only did it one time and that was with assistance. The following is according to my best recollection. All suggestions will be appreciated 1). Lower tailgate ...
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Glad to see this post as I just finished my first weekend camping with our new 5th wheel and I was curious about the "how far to lower landing gear" part of this.
I stacked 3 2x6's under each leg and pulled the pin till the leg hit the boards, then raised the camper off of the truck - basically the only "extension" of the front legs was enough to raise it off of the truck, so to level, if I needed to lower the front I guess I was in trouble.
Mine has the 4 point auto-level, so once everything was disconnected and the truck pulled away, I let it do it's thing - not sure what it would have done if it had needed to lower the front, so I guess it's a better practice to lower the front legs a few inches before "pulling the pin"..... I also plan to get a couple of 6"x6" blocks to use instead of stacking the 2x6's. (yes, they are about a foot long)
I stacked 3 2x6's under each leg and pulled the pin till the leg hit the boards, then raised the camper off of the truck - basically the only "extension" of the front legs was enough to raise it off of the truck, so to level, if I needed to lower the front I guess I was in trouble.
Mine has the 4 point auto-level, so once everything was disconnected and the truck pulled away, I let it do it's thing - not sure what it would have done if it had needed to lower the front, so I guess it's a better practice to lower the front legs a few inches before "pulling the pin"..... I also plan to get a couple of 6"x6" blocks to use instead of stacking the 2x6's. (yes, they are about a foot long)
