Anybody have the Trailersaver BD5
I know many have posted regarding the BD3 but looking for comments specifically on the BD5. Its a lot more hitch than I need but I like the puck ready design. It is supposed to be designed with the ne...
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hone eagle wrote:
Very nice ,I have a trailer saver with that binkely head,my only warning is that you need to be very accurate with the pin, come in as straight as you can dont rely on the pin sliding into the jaws.
See how they (jaws)stick out a bit in the 'V' ? The pin will slide along the the hitch and close the jaw in front of it.You have to be ball hitch dead on.
Good advice. I never knew the hitch would do that. I always do a visual check that the jaws are wrapped around the pin before locking.
The jaws are really thick and sometimes they need to be centered on the kingpin groove by using the correct thickness lube plate. Some require an 1/8" plate. My kingpin required that I stack two plates.
Good looking hitch.
