unhitching problems
When attempting to unhitch my fifth wheel from my Reese 16k manual slider I can't pull the lever to release the jaws without lots of maneuvering back and forth. This has happened three times in a row ...
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MFL wrote:
When I had my old hitch, I had this problem, especially in my slight up hill driveway. I would block the wheels, put the truck in reverse, get out, pull the lever, get back in truck and pull out.
I don't want to sound like a B&W sales person,(no offence to anyone) but this hitch is very easy to unhook at any angle.
Just curious Chuck; do you ever use the slider?
Jerry
Jerry... I have a B&W hitch that I really like and would be my choice if I were buying a new one today...but sometimes when unhitching the jaws will not open although the handle pulls back in to the open position very easily. This occurs sometimes even when I'm on a level concrete slab. This is very irritating as one time it works perfect and the next time the jaws will not open. Someone can hold the handle in the open position and I can pull out from under the trailer. Can't figure it out. I have tried raising the trailer to different heights and that doesn't work.
I bought this hitch new when I bought the 2012 truck. At the time I had another trailer with a MorRyde pin box and the B& W worked liked a charm, but when I bought this new trailer with an Airborne Pin box, I started having the problem when unhitching....just sometimes. Any thoughts or ideas what is happening?
