Chucking
Could someone explain what chucking is? I have pulled a fifth wheel for thousands of miles and either I have had chucking and didn’t notice or I didn’t have it.
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LanceRKeys wrote:
Could someone explain what chucking is? I have pulled a fifth wheel for thousands of miles and either I have had chucking and didn’t notice or I didn’t have it.
Chucking is the fore/aft forces generated by a fifth wheel and applied to the frame of the truck. Due to their high hitch design, all fifth wheel trailers generate some chucking forces; some more than others, some way more than others. If your head is bouncing off the head rest and your wife tells you to sell the trailer, you have a severe chucking problem. Could be you have smooth roads where you live and the forces are so minimal as not to notice. If so, you are fortunate and are good to go.
The Lippert video demonstrating the cause of chucking is ridiculous. Based on their theory, travel trailers would generate chucking forces equal to fifth wheels. They don't.
