5th wheel hitch problem... Will not release
Finished our 24 day adventure. Went to unhook but the hitch will not release. It had given a couple of small problem earlier but had always released. Don't know all lingo but the handle will only pul...
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Cummins12V98 wrote:laknox wrote:
Or, get a B&W Companion hitch that can still be released with a =lot= of tension on the king pin...if you're brave enough. :-O I chock the FW (not "chalk"), put the truck in neutral, then set the parking brake. Unpin the locking handle and move it to the open position and pin in in place. Sometimes, it takes a bit of effort, but it's usually (in my case) due more to =side= stresses from uneven ground than anything else. YMMV... Needless to say, I love my Companion.
Lyle
Just remember to pull that PIN from the locked open position. Only B&W hitch drop I have heard of and have WITNESSED both people had their handle locked open.
"IF" they would have done a "visual test" to see the handle was closed/locked, kingpin and hitch plate touching and 1" thick jaws fully wrapped around the kingpin neither would have dropped their 5er!
Well score minus one for B&W, and that would be a plus on for a Reese!
Towed over twenty miles with handle unlocked!! The same reason a Reese twin jaw can be hard to release, is exactly why I prefer it over a B&W. When a rearward force is applied to the jaws they shut harder, unlike the B&W where rearward pressure is always trying to force the jaws open.
