Can't See to Hitch Up
New to 5th wheeling. Just got hitch installed in 2015 Chevy 2500HD, Crew Cab, Short Bed. When sitting in driver's seat and looking in either mirror or directly out back window I cannot see the hitc...
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Veebyes wrote:
Truckers can't see either. Take references from what is seen in the side mirrors. Get out & look. Get the DW involved. Simple hand signals work.
Agree. :B Can't look thru the sleeper, so backing is done strickly with mirrors. As long as the trailer was not dropped high, simply line up, the 5th wheel is designed to picks up the trailer and align the king pin. As others have said, just be careful not to highside...not doing this comes from experience in knowing where that trailer should ride..
Then again......a tractor is all frame back there, and designed to take some abuse. You truck bed will not take that abuse, so try and use a spotter; Or as someone quoted G.O.A.L.
