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07-04-2018, 06:50 AM #11
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With the auto leveler system on my fiver I just use "drop front" and it takes some weight off the hitch so I can unhook. I don't mind a little weight still on the hitch as I pull out from under the trailer. I've never had the trailer come too close to my bedrails doing this.
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07-04-2018, 07:45 AM #12
Personally I would be careful to make sure the load is off the hitch before pulling out. Too much weight on the hitch and when the trailer "falls" off the landing gear could be damaged. Too much weight on the landing gear and lifting the truck could drag the landing gear with damage. Me, I'll get a gap between the lube plate and hitch before pulling out.
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07-04-2018, 10:34 AM #13
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Instructions we got with our hitch was to watch for a 1/16th" gap to unhitch.
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07-04-2018, 10:57 AM #14
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I have marks on my landing gear to get me close (both the adjustable portion and driven portion)- use them to get close to the correct hook up height, which in my case with my new Reese Titan 20K hitch is 1/2" below the plate so the trailer needs to ride up to lock. I also find I need a smidgen of down pressure to unlock too so I use the same marks again. This hitch has a built in plastic lube plate. Tolerance are so tight that using a separate one will prevent the hitch for locking.
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07-18-2018, 06:25 AM #15
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I have a F350 DRW with airbags/auto pump, and B&W hitch. When i'm ready to unhook, before getting out of my cab, i make my airbags drop all air down to 10lbs and then start my unhooking process. Chock wheels, drop tailgate, open side door for leveling switches and by then, the air is all out and makes it easier as you raise the front of the camper to see that "gap". I too use the white lube plate and have no issues creating/seeing that gap. Then i open the jaws and pin them open as well.
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