Fiver Pin Separated From Hitch on Interstate
We're both OK, but we were really shaken when our fiver separated from the hitch at 65mph on I-64 near Williamsburg VA Thursday morning. We have more than enough to be thankful and grateful for this y...
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My thoughts are that it was either
1 high hitched or
2 the latch handle wasnt fully closed when the operator installed the lock pin so that the lock pin wasnt through both holes or
3 the latch handle wasnt fully closed & locking pin was installed in the hitch part but not the latch handle or
4 the king pin was in front of the locked and pinned hitch jaws
I dont see how its possible for the rv to separate , then the hitch jaws close back up & re-lock and the lock pin re-install itself. We are not getting the full picture here.
1 high hitched or
2 the latch handle wasnt fully closed when the operator installed the lock pin so that the lock pin wasnt through both holes or
3 the latch handle wasnt fully closed & locking pin was installed in the hitch part but not the latch handle or
4 the king pin was in front of the locked and pinned hitch jaws
I dont see how its possible for the rv to separate , then the hitch jaws close back up & re-lock and the lock pin re-install itself. We are not getting the full picture here.
