I have a real crazy problem. After I hookup my 5th wheel to my truck and remove all wheel chocks. I make sure no brakes are still active. When I put the truck in gear I cannot move. It acts as if the 5th wheel brakes are locked. We jacked up both sides of the camper to see if the wheels were locked. They spun freely. The truck's rear wheels were spinning in the gravel trying to go forward. Does anybody have any suggestions or ideas on what is wrong? I do not know what I am forgetting to do. Any help would be appreciated.

If this was the first instead of the fourth of the month, I would say to check and make sure nobody chained the trailer to a large tree. :) If the landing gear is up and the wheels spin freely, it should move.

Is your breakaway switch functioning correctly and is your truck wiring harness not shorted? If the wheels spin freely on the ground but will not turn when you hook your truck up the only two things I can think of is the pin in your breakaway switch is out and it is causing the brakes to engage as soon as you plug the trailer harness into the truck, or there is a short in the harness that is feeding current to the brakes.

Could be a mix up on the wiring for the lights and the taillights are wired to the brakes. Or not to sound stupid but, are ALL the leveling jacks fully retracted??

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BenK
Explorer
Apr 10, 2015
Maybe start another thread on the stuff we'he done.... :)

Most common for me are reassembling to find left something off...to have to tear it down n reassemble....or leaving something at the camp site...only to realize it hundred of miles to getting home and notice its still back there...
JeepCB
Explorer
Apr 11, 2015
I think he just put it into 4wd.
frizzen
Explorer
Apr 11, 2015
I wonder if he had the TV connected and running when he jacked the trailer up and rotated the wheels. Could be a problem with the brake controller
tinner12002
Explorer
Apr 12, 2015
SAR Tracker wrote:
Swift's wrote:
The breakaway switch is not connected either

But is the pin on the trailer end of the wire cable pushed into the box? If the cable was pulled the pin can come out, actuating the brakes.

Or, you can disconnect the batteries - that'll release the power to the brakes.

If pin was out he wouldn't have been able to spin the trailer tires when jacked up.
Tennessee_Nomad
Explorer
Apr 13, 2015
I hate a cliff hanger ending. Have to wait until next season to see what happens...!
mich800
Explorer
Apr 13, 2015
I am really curious. Hope the OP comes back for an update. Only thing left is supernatural or perhaps alien.

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