Unhooking Soltude 310gk

**Jrsmith1123** · 01-23-2019, 09:07 PM

We just picked up our Solitude 310gk today. I am using a pullrite slider hitch with a flex air pin box. I drove it home from the dealership and backed it into my driveway. I went to unhook the trailer from the truck and it wouldn’t release. I kept trying to use my leveling system to get the right height where the hitch would release. Worked at it for over an hour and just couldn’t get it to release. I was wondering if because my driveway in slanted a little bit would that cause it not release. I have a new RAM 3500 and it has an air suspension system. I was also wondering if that would have something to do with it.

Any help or explanation would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Jeff

**JimsTrailer** · 01-23-2019, 10:01 PM

Originally Posted by Jrsmith1123

We just picked up our Solitude 310gk today. I am using a pullrite slider hitch with a flex air pin box. I drove it home from the dealership and backed it into my driveway. I went to unhook the traile r from the truck and it wouldn’t release. I kept trying to use my leveling system to get the right height where the hitch would release. Worked at it for over an hour and just couldn’t get it to release. I was wondering if because my driveway in slanted a little bit would that cause it not release. I have a new RAM 3500 and it has an air suspension system. I was also wondering if that would have something to do with it.

Any help or explanation would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Jeff

Not sure what you mean by release but if you mean you can’t pull the hitch unlocking handle, this is how I unhitch.
The pullrite hitch lock wraps completely around the 5th wheel pin when towing. If you have forward truck pressure on the pin you cannot pull the release handle. I always back against chocks when parking to release the forward pressure on the pin. Then the release handle can be pulled easily and releases the pin. Then I raise the trailer until the weight is off the TV and pull the TV out.

...Jim...

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**Barbara & Dave** · 01-23-2019, 10:11 PM

Sounds familiar, same thing happened to me our first time out.

The jaws of the hitch won't release unless there's no load, vertical or horizontal, on them.

Use your landing gear to raise the nose of the trailer until there's a gap between the plates of the pin box and the hitch. Something like 1/8" to 1/4". That takes care of the vertical load.

When you pull (or push) the trailer into a site, when you come to a stop the pin will be pressed against either the forward or rear face of the jaws. After you've positioned the trailer, very gently move the truck in the opposite direction from what you were going. That is, if you pulled forward into the site, back up just the slightest amount. That should take care of the horizontal load (I sometimes have to do this step a couple of times to get it right.).

Another way to do this is to leave the truck in neutral, brake off, and just let it roll away from pressuring the jaws. Since your driveway slopes this might not be possible.

It will probably take a few tries before you get the hang of just how much gap and movement you need.

Dave

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