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MARK A · 03-16-2018, 09:10 PM

Close to a million miles in trucks, and when I say trucks I mean class 8 trucks. My F-350 is NOT a truck and neither is yours.
Whenever I hitch to a fifth wheel trailer, I have the trailer at a height that the tow vehicle lifts the trailer a little. The landing gear is down but barely touching. Visually check that the kingpin is captured do all your hookups get back in your rig and give it a couple good 'tugs' with your brake controller applied, no need to move the trailer. IF it should come unhooked for some reason the trailer can't smash your pickup, it's impossible.

Mark

03-16-2018, 09:10 PM	#11
MARK A Montana Master Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: STAYTON Posts: 1,118 M.O.C. #18157	Close to a million miles in trucks, and when I say trucks I mean class 8 trucks. My F-350 is NOT a truck and neither is yours. Whenever I hitch to a fifth wheel trailer, I have the trailer at a height that the tow vehicle lifts the trailer a little. The landing gear is down but barely touching. Visually check that the kingpin is captured do all your hookups get back in your rig and give it a couple good 'tugs' with your brake controller applied, no need to move the trailer. IF it should come unhooked for some reason the trailer can't smash your pickup, it's impossible. Mark __________________ “Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times.”