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11/6/2009 10:45:32 AM
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betterRVing
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Welcome to the How to Hitch Your Fifth Wheel Discussion!
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11/20/2009 5:29:15 PM
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Robert (South Carolina)
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Tell him he should raise the front supportingbrackets to a proper height b-4 he takes off.
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11/20/2009 5:29:25 PM
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Walt (Alabama)
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You need to make sure the legs of the landing gear are pulled up. You left the legs down
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11/20/2009 6:34:18 PM
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Glenn (Tennessee)
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I wonder how hard it was to explain to his boss why they had to put new legs on the fifth wheel?
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11/20/2009 6:39:40 PM
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eric (ericerlewine@yahoo.com)
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looking forward to camping together this summer j&c
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11/21/2009 7:19:28 AM
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Bill (Camden, NY)
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Did not mention to raise the front feet the rest of the way. In fact the video shows them down when driving off.
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11/21/2009 11:00:37 AM
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Louis (Ottawa Canada)
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Harold I just watched your video about hitching your fifth wheel and you forgot to raise the landing before pulling away.
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11/21/2009 1:11:33 PM
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ray (spain (Malaga))
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Harold,i just looked at your vidio, very interesting! recently i had a new
5th Jayco Designer stolen from a dealership in B/ham England,how difficult is it to steal one of these RV s it s not possible to raise the front
jacks with no remote key,Ray,
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11/21/2009 4:56:44 PM
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James (Georgia)
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Hey tell Harold to finish raising the jacks before he drives off like he did in the video
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11/21/2009 5:38:30 PM
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Dr. Bob (Florida)
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Don t forget to pull the chock before lifting the landing gear and pulling away. Some good tips here but some very important information is missing.
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11/22/2009 2:49:49 PM
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Kara, Managing Editor (Lazydays)
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Thank you Bob, James, Louis, Bill, Glenn, Walt and Robert for looking out for your fellow RVers and finding a mistake in our video. Our promise at Lazydays is to fix our mistakes to the best of our ability. The video has been fixed.
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11/22/2009 9:33:03 PM
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Art (Murrieta, CA)
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I also didn t see any mention of the brake safety cable on the trailer that gets attached to the truck s hitch, to engage the trailer brake in the rare event of separation.
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11/23/2009 8:15:09 PM
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SUE (WADESBORO, NC)
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IS IT POSSIBLE TO GET A GOOSE NECK PIN BOX FOR A FLEETWOOD TRAILER? I NEED TO CONNECT TO A BALL HITCH IN THE BED OF MY TRUCK, I DON T LIKE THE WAY THE ADAPTERS LOOK, ARE THEY REALLY SAFE?
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12/3/2009 9:15:48 AM
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Steve (Lazydays RV)
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Any change must stay within your current weight specifications for GVWR. The pin box will have mfg sticker for who made the pin box. That would be the info needed to see if goose neck is available. We have used many of the adapters successfully.
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12/26/2009 11:55:25 AM
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Bud (Homosassa, Fl)
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How about a video that demonstrates hooking up a goose neck type hitch. We choose a B&W turnover ball hitch and a pop-up hitch adapter for the fifth wheel which allows full use of the bed when the trailer is disconnected. Thanks a lot.
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12/28/2009 1:57:38 PM
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Burf (Greenfield, IN)
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We ve had several travel and 5th wheel trailers. Your suggestion of raising the leveling legs on the 5th about an inch would of saved us some considerable body work one time! Great suggestion. Great web site, BTW. Looking forward to seeing more!
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1/16/2010 6:49:39 PM
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Rich (Cutchogue, NY)
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I keep the trailor side low in relation to the 5th wheel plate ands lift the 5th wheel up as I back into the hitch. Whe taking the trailor off Itry to get the pin in a neutral position and lift only enough to release the locking lever, then raise.
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2/22/2010 10:14:21 AM
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John (Port Dover, On)
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After hitching, you should also have a good look to make sure there is no space between fifth wheel and plate where the king pin is attached. If you get hitched around the neck of the king pin you will have an awful surprise when you hit a bump
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2/22/2010 10:51:50 AM
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Steve Roddy
Lazydays Employee
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You are correct. A good visual inspection of the pin connection should be on your pre-departure check list. This is also why it is important that you set the pin a little lower than the hitch and drive under the hitch to connect. If greasing the hitch only grease the back half of the hitch to prevent pushing grease over the end of the plate and into the bed of the truck.
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5/9/2010 4:59:57 PM
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Leonard (Ill)
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You didn t hook up the breakaway switch.
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