That went as expected-Part Deux
After my first failure to get the 5th wheel backed into the site. I got a friend of mine to help guide me this time and I ignored my wife(after 25 years of marriage that part is getting easier). Put...
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OP - Sorry to hear of your issues, but I couldnt help but chuckle a bit. I just picked up my first fifth (39ft toy hauler) on Friday. My 90 degree park job into my driveway went fine (Sidewinder pin box has to help I think..as it was not much different than a trailer to me, except for being able to 90 degree it when necessary)...but then I had to thread it between my fence gates with 4 inches on either side (that took a few tries).
Hitching and unhitching went fine for me...until I started down my driveway today and somehow my breakaway cable got caught under the sidewinder turrent...naturally pulled it right out and applied the trailer brakes..so I had to muscle it back up the driveway to a level place and use the front landing gear to lift the pin up a bit to get the breakaway cable out. I did learn some things though..
1) I knew immediately when the breakaway cable came undone and a message flashed up on my truck screen
2) I think I likely saved myself $5,000 - $6,000 at least on the planned driveway extension...seems I would need to go about double the length I had thought (ie more money), and I dragged the rear a bit coming down (didnt realize it was that steep) when I backed up it. Not to mention it is a single drive entry that then widens to double up top...the rig didnt like being cut 90 degrees to get it in there, and then it was tilting a good bit as I had to go over about 12 inches of grass (which is at least 6 inches higher than the driveway).....I was thinking minor driveway alterations to have it there in the summer (cant store long term in my neighborhood), but it looks like major driveway work to do so...I can store it 8 miles away for $65 per month, and I think I can get electric run to it while in storage for a nominal fee...I am going that route!
Bottom line, sometimes negatives turn into positives! Keep at it..it will get better and easier!
Hitching and unhitching went fine for me...until I started down my driveway today and somehow my breakaway cable got caught under the sidewinder turrent...naturally pulled it right out and applied the trailer brakes..so I had to muscle it back up the driveway to a level place and use the front landing gear to lift the pin up a bit to get the breakaway cable out. I did learn some things though..
1) I knew immediately when the breakaway cable came undone and a message flashed up on my truck screen
2) I think I likely saved myself $5,000 - $6,000 at least on the planned driveway extension...seems I would need to go about double the length I had thought (ie more money), and I dragged the rear a bit coming down (didnt realize it was that steep) when I backed up it. Not to mention it is a single drive entry that then widens to double up top...the rig didnt like being cut 90 degrees to get it in there, and then it was tilting a good bit as I had to go over about 12 inches of grass (which is at least 6 inches higher than the driveway).....I was thinking minor driveway alterations to have it there in the summer (cant store long term in my neighborhood), but it looks like major driveway work to do so...I can store it 8 miles away for $65 per month, and I think I can get electric run to it while in storage for a nominal fee...I am going that route!
Bottom line, sometimes negatives turn into positives! Keep at it..it will get better and easier!
