Fifth whee hitch problems and need advice

Dpica15 wrote:
Probably has to come perfectly straight. Try with 2 persons, one at each end.

Dpica15 wrote:
Did you check to make sure the lock pin didnt get pushed in.

laknox wrote:

tvfrfireman wrote:
I need some ideas from some of you mechanically minded. We bought a larger, heavier fifth wheel and so I am selling our Companion that works with the under bed B&W. We have gone to a Hensley TS3 and in order to make it work, I purchased a Curt X 5 adapter. I also have a bed rug and needed to cut the fabric and fold it out of the way so the curt adapter can sit on the metal bed and allow the B&W to be lock the curt adapter in place. I dropped the Curt adapter into the square hole to use it as a template to cut the carpet. Now the carpet is cut but I am unable to lift the one hundred pound curt adapter back out of the hole as it seems stuck. I don't own a engine hoist and though someone here might have a solution. Thanks for any help in this matter. David

B&W now makes a Companion with more capacity. Don't know the #'s off the top of my head.
We got the Hensley due to a 3600 pound pin weight and a bouncing problem.
I could have bought the larger companion base which would have then had a 20K pound rating the rough ride would have been the same.

Lyle

tvfrfireman wrote:
I need some ideas from some of you mechanically minded. We bought a larger, heavier fifth wheel and so I am selling our Companion that works with the under bed B&W. We have gone to a Hensley TS3 and in order to make it work, I purchased a Curt X 5 adapter. I also have a bed rug and needed to cut the fabric and fold it out of the way so the curt adapter can sit on the metal bed and allow the B&W to be lock the curt adapter in place. I dropped the Curt adapter into the square hole to use it as a template to cut the carpet. Now the carpet is cut but I am unable to lift the one hundred pound curt adapter back out of the hole as it seems stuck. I don't own a engine hoist and though someone here might have a solution. Thanks for any help in this matter. David