Safe but scared!!!!

[bigred715]

Years ago with a different truck and trailer I dropped the trailer on the truck and ruined the truck bed. I was going to trade the truck in several weeks later when my new truck came in. I purchased my Bed Saver shortly after that. Last year at a campground I didn't get hooked up properly and pulled forward and dropped the trailer into Ben Saver, not checking to be sure it was pinned properly. The Bed Saver did its job and saved my pickup bed from damage. I didn't look to see if it was secure, which I normally always do. Old age and careless for not double checking.

[brycesteiner]

Originally Posted by bigred715

Years ago with a different truck and trailer I dropped the trailer on the truck and ruined the truck bed. I was going to trade the truck in several weeks later when my new truck came in. I purchased my Bed Saver shortly after that. Last year at a campground I didn't get hooked up properly and pulled forward and dropped the trailer into Ben Saver, not checking to be sure it was pinned properly. The Bed Saver did its job and saved my pickup bed from damage. I didn't look to see if it was secure, which I normally always do. Old age and careless for not double checking.

That bed saver looks interesting.
https://www.rvpartscountry.com/blue-...husky-24k.html

[BB_TX]

There have been several reports on here over the years of the Bed Saver catching an unhitched trailer and preventing bed and tailgate damage.

[miatadoc]

Originally Posted by PSFORD99

I’m not sure how you are finding the pin high in the hitch ? I would suggest you changing whatever method you are using when backing up into that hitch , I’ve heard people lowering their fifth wheel into the hitch ,😳 There’s no way you can have what you are saying if you back the truck up to the hitch , then adjust the height where the plate of the king pin is just slightly lower than the hitch , so you slide up , and on the hitch , making it impossible to be seeing what you are stating , and having to reposition.

Yep, I agree with everything you said, especially with visual inspection. We have a TrailAir kingpin. When unhitched, the resting position of the kingpin is angled. When coupling, the angle of the kingpin forces the hitch plate to angle forward. This angle straightens to parallel with the ground as weight is transferred to the kingpin and hitch from the landing jacks. The change in angle (and corresponding change of clamping point of the hitch jaws) sometimes causes the kingpin to sit high. It's not a huge deal, but this particular kingpin requires a little more care than other kingpins that maintain a "parallel to the bed" orientation. Thanks so much for your reply!