I don't come around here these days much....
Due to so many repeat posts about RV common sense stuff.... But... I my wife and I are making the switch from our 2004 Keystone Sprinter 24RLS travel trailer to a 2015 Cougar 280RLSWE 5er in a coup...
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A lot of interesting comments about common sense (which isn't common) but not a lot of answers to OP's question. So, hopefully, some common sense answer.
I have an older pullrite, and unless they have changed design significantly, you will need a "capture plate" on your hitch pin. The capture plate is a triangular piece which causes the hitch to turn when you turn the TV, so that the mechanism can engage when you turn too far, and cause the hitch to slide back.
The other thing I would note is that you need to ease the forward tension from the tow vehicle to free up the hitch to release. Once I have the trailer where I want it, I do this by lowering the landing gear, extend the gear until all the weight is on the gear (I see a small gap between the hitch plate and pin plate). Then I get in the TV and put it in reverse while on the brake, slowly release the brake and let the TV rock back slightly. Then jerk the handle to release the hitch.
As a prior poster suggested, when you re-hitch, you get a positive click which is good confirmation that the hitch is secure, but like the prior post, I always double check with the tug test before I raise the landing gear.
It's the only hitch I have ever owned, and I think I am spoiled. It is a great product.
I have an older pullrite, and unless they have changed design significantly, you will need a "capture plate" on your hitch pin. The capture plate is a triangular piece which causes the hitch to turn when you turn the TV, so that the mechanism can engage when you turn too far, and cause the hitch to slide back.
The other thing I would note is that you need to ease the forward tension from the tow vehicle to free up the hitch to release. Once I have the trailer where I want it, I do this by lowering the landing gear, extend the gear until all the weight is on the gear (I see a small gap between the hitch plate and pin plate). Then I get in the TV and put it in reverse while on the brake, slowly release the brake and let the TV rock back slightly. Then jerk the handle to release the hitch.
As a prior poster suggested, when you re-hitch, you get a positive click which is good confirmation that the hitch is secure, but like the prior post, I always double check with the tug test before I raise the landing gear.
It's the only hitch I have ever owned, and I think I am spoiled. It is a great product.
