Damaged 5er hitch by backing too hard
I've been hitching up for many years with no problem until this summer. The hitch head is supposed to be a little higher than the kingpin. But this time, it must have been several inches higher. As ...
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Cummins12V98 wrote:JRscooby wrote:
Back decades ago, my Dad had clip mounted to a magnet and a beaded chain like we used to turn on lights.
Unhook, pull the truck out. Before adjust to level hang the chain so end is just above ground with magnet in same spot. Ready to hook up, put magnet back in place, work the jack until chain just touch ground. Unless 5th wheel is way down in front, no issues with lifting trailer, mash truck down less than half inch if at all.
I don't know about pickups with air bags, but with trucks we sometimes have issues pulling out from under a trailer w/o dumping suspension. Unloading, the frame comes up faster than leveling valve can adjust. Top of bed could get ugly.
That's a great method! If only after all these years I would remember to set that system up.
Like most young kids, my dad was a hero. Long about 12, he started to get dumb. By early 20s, he was smart as average man. From about 30 on, after we became friends, and for the rest of my life, I have realized the man was a practical genius. Doing some work after I bought his house I found a refrigerator thermostat mounted in basement near water pipes. Next time he called (was full timing then) I had to ask. You can turn furnace off in the hall, but if that area gets down to 35* furnace will kick on, heat house. Any other snowbird think to do that?
