Starting and stopping
I have a 2011 Ford F450 DRW pulling my 2014 Cyclone 400 Elite Toy Hauler 5th wheel. When I am at a stop and I take off, I will hear a slight screech at the pinbox and then a tug like the kingpin slid...
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denverkass wrote:
I have a 2011 Ford F450 DRW pulling my 2014 Cyclone 400 Elite Toy Hauler 5th wheel. When I am at a stop and I take off, I will hear a slight screech at the pinbox and then a tug like the kingpin slid back to catch the jaws of my Reese hitch. Then when I slow down to a stop I will hear the same screech and a thump like the kingpin slid forward with the 5th wheel hitting the front of the Reese hitch. It is like there is a little play in the hitch with the kingpin.
Is this normal or something that I should be concerned about?
Is this the same thing as chucking that I keep reading about?
This only happens when I have to come to a stop or take off from a stop. This is not something that happens just while cruising along at any highway speed.
I'm new to 5'er towing, but had the same issue. It was my OEM TBC. Replaced it with a Tekonsha and no jerking at stop and start. I had lot's of slop in an old Reese and I 1st thought that my be it, but replacing the TBC was the answer. I see you have a Ford, and I'm guessing your TBC is better than the POS Ram. It may be your gain setting also. Being a 5'er newbie I don't have any other solution for you. I do however have the so called chucking on rough roads. I can see a MorRyde in the future for that.
