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Re: Help and Advice on a badly placed 5th wheel
I appreciate the actual ideas. I should of originally posted as DIY methods without wasting cash As stated before. 1. Fence is not ours, no we cannot remove it plain and simple. 2. This is in Rockport Texas, the ground is sandy and usually wet and heavy equipment without a good weight dispersion will likely get stuck, including trucks. Pull it back 10-20 ft the ground stiffens up but hookup point is sand 3. The person that put it there a few years ago is no longer around. He only did it cause he really needed some cash. Movers as I've said will not do this, it doesn't matter if we pay them, they will not attempt it unless we can pull it back some more. Noone wants to work unless its easy work. 4. This place was directly hit by the landfall of Hurricane Harvey. 5. We are not the kind of people who dont have money to waste on moving something just 50 yards, the hurricane ruined us. We live in the RV, it's not a fun time road toy. 6. There's always a way to DIY if your not lazy and I assumed someone here would have done something similar before. The physics of a well oiled sanded board seem sound. If it slides well it's not going to bend the jacks. I'm going to go with this method.464Views0likes0CommentsRe: Help and Advice on a badly placed 5th wheel
Can't take fence down it's not ours. Was a local guy who did it first time cheap. Got his truck stuck in the sand in process. Pro movers will not do it even for a fee, the space is to small for them to bother trying to hook up at an angle. Straight backup to hook up isn't possible. Forklift would cost too much to for such a fast job. Slicked boards sounds like a possible option414Views0likes0CommentsHelp and Advice on a badly placed 5th wheel
So I have a 35 ft 5th Wheel, that was put into a spot (barley) with a fence right on front of it. We had to improvise to get it unhooked but managed. Problem is now, the space between the fence and the hitch is not enough for any RV movers to even attempt to move this since they can't get their truck in there easily and we don't have any other option. Is there any way to pull this thing backwards 10 feet or so to make space for a truck to hook up? I was thinking come-a-longs to the back axle but I'm not sure of balance issues. If I bring the Jack's all the way up will the 5th wheel just fall forward if not hooked up to anything?13KViews0likes64Comments
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