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re: 5th Wheel Trailer Questions.
Posted on 4/20/14 at 6:45 pm to Hammertime
Posted on 4/20/14 at 6:45 pm to Hammertime
Don't most trailers have built in levels now?
5th wheels aren't that hard to back up. It just depends on the length of the trailer. It's way easier to back a longer trailer than it is a shorter trailer. Watch out at the fuel pump and make sure you can get out of wherever you pull in. If all else fails ask someone at the park to back it in for you. I've done it for many people (mostly women) at different parks, parking lots, etc.
As someone else said double check you're locked in. I've replaced many bedsides and even more tailgates for people with 5th wheels.
5th wheels aren't that hard to back up. It just depends on the length of the trailer. It's way easier to back a longer trailer than it is a shorter trailer. Watch out at the fuel pump and make sure you can get out of wherever you pull in. If all else fails ask someone at the park to back it in for you. I've done it for many people (mostly women) at different parks, parking lots, etc.
As someone else said double check you're locked in. I've replaced many bedsides and even more tailgates for people with 5th wheels.
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Posted on 4/20/14 at 8:10 pm to DLauw
I think the expensive ones have self-leveling. At work a few years ago, we got a 24ft flatbed gooseneck with 6 hydraulic jacks on it, and a self-leveling system. The system itself was an extra $5k, but that could have been because of the length of the trailer, or the fact that it was holding 20k pounds
It was nice. Just press a button and wait for it to level
When I first learned, the hardest part was the fact that it pivots over the rear axle, and you can basically turn the thing sideways without moving it forward or backwards. IMHO, you've got to swing the truck a lot more for a 5th wheen than a regular trailer when you're backing up. It is hard to keep it pointing exactly where you want it to go. I can back up a regular trailer just as easily as a truck without a trailer, but 5th wheels were a learning curve
It was nice. Just press a button and wait for it to level
When I first learned, the hardest part was the fact that it pivots over the rear axle, and you can basically turn the thing sideways without moving it forward or backwards. IMHO, you've got to swing the truck a lot more for a 5th wheen than a regular trailer when you're backing up. It is hard to keep it pointing exactly where you want it to go. I can back up a regular trailer just as easily as a truck without a trailer, but 5th wheels were a learning curve
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