Fifth wheel hitch eases pain of sharp turning with short bed trucks
In this two-minute episode from the RVtoday TV show, host Stew Oleson and Motorhome Magazine’s Bob Livingston demonstrate a hitch from PullRite that enables fifth wheel trailer owners with short bed trucks to make sharp turns without damaging their truck or coach.
RVer switches 5er hitch with positive results
Roger Conley from Reese, Michigan decided to invert his 5th wheel hitch in order to give him more room in the truck bed and make it easier to hook-up. He took the idea from the classic goose-neck hitch and improved on it. He took the king pin off the 5th wheel and bolted it into his truck bed. Next he took his 5th wheel hitch apart and welded up a goose neck type extension onto it. The base plate
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Get your 5er jacks up the easy way
Full time RVers Murphy & Gail Horner are members of the Escapees RV Club and have lots of great RV ideas. Murphy modified his 5th wheel landing gear making it much easier to raise. He simply put a long bolt through one of the existing holes and secured it with a retaining nut and washer on one side and a lock-nut on the other. Now he doesn’t have to try to get his fingers under the landing pad in
Balance Your RV Trailer Tires?
Pssst! Wanta stir up a controversy at your next fireside gathering? Ask your fellow fifth-wheeler if he’s balanced his trailer tires. It’s almost like asking what your favorite holding tank chemical is.If informal polling holds true, the majority of fifth-wheel folks probably don’t balance their tires. Their arguments against it? Many have never thought about doing it. Others say their
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Trooper Says 5er Riders Not Illegal–But Not Safe
A Minnesota State Trooper says that while he doesn’t know of any law in his state that prohibits riders in fifth wheels, if he catches you, he’ll push for a citation anyway. Trooper Andy Schmidt, writing in the electronic edition of the Detroit Lakes Tribune, says, “In the event of a crash, camper trailers usually do not do very well. They have a tendency to come apart as if a bomb exploded and
Easily check the road lights on your 5er with this new product
Checking the lights on your 5th wheel is a hassle and takes two people to do the job. Now you can check your lights easily by plugging in Lightcheck by Coil n Wrap. It uses the standard 7 pin trailer plug. This tool is about the size of a tennis ball can and is packed with trouble shooting information should you have a short or some of your lights are burned out. Besides checking the lights
