Unhooking FW - Page 2

namusmc65 · 07-21-2019, 06:09 AM

If you can see a little daylight and it still want unlock, get in the truck and put it in neutral and let it take the pressure off the hitch. should unlatch then.

Fleetman · 07-21-2019, 09:20 AM

CURT hitch, auto leveling system. Chock wheels, drop tailgate, unplug power cord, pull handle (leaving break-away cord in place) drop landing gear, lower landing gear until pin plate just clears fifth wheel plate, (1/2" or less). Disconnect break-away, pull TV out enough to clear tailgate. Press "auto level" and continue to set up. Takes less than 5 minutes.

TxLoser · 07-21-2019, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Mad5581

Here is my 15 years as a professional truck driver. First off most of you are doing this wrong. If you lift any weight of your truck you are maxing out your landing gear. This will in time create issues with your landing gear. And it can also cause damage when re-hitching. So you know how your 5thwheel will tilt back a few degrees (if it doesn't it should) this not only allows you to go up and down hills it also make your 5thwheel a wedge. So once your chocked you lower the landing gear until both legs are firmly on the ground hold the button a second or so longer. Then release the hitch and pull out until your kingpin is out of the jaws and the rv has pivoted the 5thwheel plate back slightly. Then stop get out and raise the rv until it's just slightly off the 5thwheel hitch. This allows you when re-hitching to actually take some weight off the landing gear before you hook up. If you dont do this it can bend and bind your landing gear and makes the electric motors work harder to retract.

This method probably puts the least amount of stress on the gear and kingpin. I’d try this, but can’t see when the plate tilts. This makes good sense.

eow · 07-22-2019, 06:46 AM

Mad, I used your procedure yesterday and it went well. I see the benefits. Thanks for sharing.

pawags45 · 07-22-2019, 06:48 AM

Keystone RV put up a good YouTub vidio of How to Unhook a 5th wheel. It was great Information. I had a problem with not raising it enouph and the trailer would jump when I pulled away. The vidio helped me.