B&W fail or Operator Error?
Not my truck, trailer or hitch. Buddy of mine had this happen to him a couple of weeks ago. Said he did a pull test, all was good. When he pulled out of the campsite it disconnected. I do not have any...
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B&W hitches are very good but if you don't get the handle all the way back and pin it correctly this can happen. Also if you get the kingpin over the jaws this can happen. A pull test should have caught this. Now I'm worried about my B&W pulling a trick like this!!
Depends on how hard the pull test was done.
As Jerry mentioned any brand hitch can drop the trailer if the jaws weren't closed around the pin..... or was high hitched.
Even a semi with a heavy loaded trailer may pass a light pull test but usually the first turn slides off the hitch plate ....if the operator did a visual he would have seen the high pin or the jaws not around the pin. A proper visual requires getting out of the truck and look at hitch opening from the rear.
Sounds like a typical rv operator error when the proper steps aren't done.
I wouldn't worry about the hitch failing....just worry about not following instructions from the pros/hitch mfg.
