your thoughts on hitch jaws
I had a hyjacker hitch before and when it locked a solid steel bar would slide across locking the king pin. I am installing a reese 16k now that has two "jaws" that come around the king pin leaving t...
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BillB3857 wrote:
Test #1... Interlace your fingers, then point the index fingers away from you. Hold a pencil between the two index fingers. Have someone pull the pencil in the direction you are pointing.
Test #2... Interlace you fingers, then extend one index finger. Place a pencil against you knuckles and wrap the extended finger around the pencil Have someone pull the pencil away.
You decide.
Test #3 ... Interlace your fingers, then point the index fingers away from you. Hold a pencil between the two index fingers. Have someone pull the pencil in the direction AWAY FROM you are pointing. This is how Reese jaws work!
Reese doesn't require "Cocking" just return the locking handle to the latched position once you unhitch. Jaws are closed, then just back in to the hitch, jaws open and snap shut, you can do a Pull test right then not going anywhere.
Way too many people over think the hitching process.
