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jerem0621
Explorer II
Dec 17, 2014

For the History Buff- Reese Patent # 5,529,539

Hello, During my routine parusal of my local Craigslist I came across an interesting Reese fifth wheel hitch. Its a 14k with the dual jaw that so many are familiar with. However, I noticed that i...
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Dayle1
Explorer II
Dec 17, 2014
JIMNLIN wrote:

Wedged pins in jaws or the slot in these type conditions were common. This is a condition that means jacking one side of the truck or trailer till the pin will come out. Or sometimes a big crow bar may work if lightly wedged.


Easier solution is to just pull the two pins and leave the head attached to the king pin, so the landing gear motor does all the hard work.

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