Urgent pull rite hitch help needed
Our pull rite 20k hitch won"t release. It looks like the lock lever is bent up by the hitch pin. We can"t unhitch. We would like to level the trailer, but can"t figure out if we will make it bette...
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schlep1967 wrote:This is EXACTLY how I have been doing it and no more problems. I usually don't need to put it in reverse during the process.
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When hitching you want the pinbox to hit about the middle of the plate and ride up the plate and into the slot. When it goes in the the curved jaw will snap into place behind the pin.
When unhitching you want to raise the trailer taking most of the weight off the suspension of the truck. Make sure to chock the trailer wheels at this point. Then put the truck in reverse and ease back. Set the parking brake. Then put the truck in Park. Now go see how easy it is to unlatch the hitch. Unhook cord and brake safety cable and ease the truck out from under the trailer.
I would occasionally have problems pulling the lever when 'looking for the light'. I guess I was going too high or otherwise putting it in a bind. I have had to pull my side pins twice before to get the hitch off of the pin. I stopped looking for the light (gap)and now it's all good.
