MAKE DANG SURE!!!

[rajharley]

I like the ouch band aid stickers....Hope I never need to use them though.

[Evil Eye]

Originally Posted by Big Tone

Been thinking of doing that to mine.

Big Tone,
You're gonna crimp your bedrails????

Wow, Shane. Sorry to hear about that, bud! I'm not sure I could have kept my cool after that! Thankfully, nothing too bad came of it. I'm kind of a freak in that I won't take anyone's word for it. I double check my kingpin's locked in and always take a trip around the rig to verify the doors and cubby's are locked up and nothing's still attached (like say a 50 amp electrical cable...) Pissed the wife off because she's like, "I've done that already..." Oh really?

[2005F250]

Originally Posted by Big Tone

Does that superduty have dual tanks?

Been thinking of doing that to mine.

It's a 550.

[jostaman]

A man that really loves His Wife . LOL

[cowboyupamrka]

yeah i have seen a few tailgates come off that way too. i am going to make a band-aid sticker like that except it needs to say "STUPID HURTS"

[stump0331]

dam dude, that sucks big time

[Heat]

Originally Posted by Blue01F250

Wow man, that sucks I've almost done that before!

I always lift the jacks a bit and pull forward to make sure its locked in addition to looking

Glad it didn't do too much damage!

Glad no damage was done....

Yep... Just pull up the jacks an inch or so and then ease forward.... I also check the electrical connection by putting on the trailer brake from the controller... That will demonstrate for SURE that you are locked in...

By the way, my boss did that several years ago with no addition bedrail support... Had a "highly" customized bed after that ....

Ken....

[Banshee34]

Daaaaaaaaaaaang Shane!


Not sure I could have kept my cool! Glad you were able to.

[Clay Henry]

Another reason i like my gooseneck adaptor hitch on the 5th wheel... its either on the ball or it aint. No guessing.
Sorry to hear it...but theres not to many 5th wheel owners who won't do this once in there RVing lifetime. My dad owned a 5th wheel 15 years and just about 2 years ago he did this same thing.

[bill chasser]

I O/Oed semis for over 30 yrs and before I ever move from switching trailers I always grab the johnson bar and gently lurch the truck forward to insure that the brakes work and the pin is locked. thats One reason why manufactures have those little safety pins on your RV hitches that your supposed to use to lock your handles in place. One to make you as the operator get out of your truck to ensure your pin is locked. During my travels on the interstate several years ago on I5 above Stockton I witnessed an RV 5th wheel disconnect on the otherside that I was traveling. Of course the tailgate blewout and with no safety chains it locked up the itres as it careened got sideways and rolled leaving debris flying in all directions and across the freewy towards us. Poor guy not only lost his trailer but as I passed by his bass boat was plowing up the median. Now thats having a bad day.

On another note about disconnects, my own experience and being lazy about checking all my RV rig I had left my home and travelled 4 or 5 miles when my trailer tried to exit my truck after a hard bounce but it wasn't the kingpin connection. I had the over the wheelwell style brackets and one of the retainer pins had fallen out (no hairpin clip was installed) causing the whole fifthwheel to come out out one of the saddles. Thankfully it held on the other side long enough to get stopped and get the jacks on the ground. I lost only a straight bed rail. I was mad at myself but glad no innocent people were hurt. SO check every pivot/attachment point of your rigging, not just the kingpin...