Best Hitch
So I am looking at getting into a fifth wheel coming from a tow behind. On my trailer I have a Hensley and love it. I see that the also have the Trailersaver. Trying to find a good hitch that is ea...
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When hitching up, we visually look to see if the jaws are closed on the king pin and check to see if we can see that the bottom flange of the king pin is below the jaws. We then check to see if the locking arm is in the 8 o'clock position (which locks the jaws around the kng pin). If all that is correct, I simply don't see a reason for the pull test. Am I missing something?
Other 5th wheel rv owners say they may do both or just a tug test or as you just a visual.
I come from the commercial side (the sky is falling crowd) of trucking where we do both from a safety perspective and mandatory company safety policies.
A good tug test is number one and then get out and do a good visual as a secondary safety procedure.
If anyone prefers to use one or the other safety procedures correctly or both ...by all means do it. No one will think less of you for doing so.
