Cummins12V98 wrote:
I had a RBW before the B&W I THOUGHT it was a great hitch, in reality it was a POS. It clunked all the time and on my Dad's the slide bar actually broke.
The B&W is just a simple solid IMHO fool proof hitch.
I LOCK my handle closed and I attach my breakaway cable to the padlock when locking the handle. It gives me another reason not to forget locking the handle.
I personally would not leave the handle closed and drive off without it being pinned/locked just to see if it would stay closed!
I have the handle open, back into the kingpin then get out and LOCK the handle with the break away cable attached then go raise the landing gear, no pull test DONE.
I fail to see your reasoning behind your hitch. We have been thru this before. Let me explain how my hitch works, then you tell me if it is any different then yours. I place my handle in the open position , when I back in it slams shut, it has no choice the way it is built, now I need to do two things ,lock my handle closed, and attach my breakaway cable. I can chose to do a pull test or not, IMO it is not needed I can see that the jaw is closed, and as I said it has no choice but close period !!! I will go one step further here with my hitch, you can't lock it in the open position , the arm is positioned to keep it open, but will not remain there when backed into. What purpose does it serve to be able lock the hitch in the open position, and then forget to close it. I have said before you guys with B & W hitches are misleading people here, have no doubt it is a great hitch, but a fool proof hitch , I think not. Any hitch has the potential to drop a fifth wheel ,and the B & W is no different.
