Hitch

dootz56 · 09-05-2009, 04:53 AM

I'm sure some of you are going to get a big laugh out of this topic, as I will somewhere down the road. This will also show how much of a rookie I am. The drove from Denver to Salt Lake to pick up out new Cruiser CF26RK, and arrived home lthis morning around 2am.

At the dealers they showed me all the stuff i need to know and practiced connecting and disconnecting the 5th wheel from the hitch. I went out this morning and I think I did everything the way they told me, but sure enought I can't get the darn thing disconnected.

The only difference between the two locations is that I don't have a paved area to disconnect the 5th wheel from the hitch.

Any idea, or suggestions, and yes I can take a lot of ribbing.

onlyrj · 09-05-2009, 05:24 AM

Hummm.....Do you have the 5er lifted high enough and the locking bar pulled back......Also what kind of hitch is it????

dootz56 · 09-05-2009, 05:41 AM

I think I have it high enought, but can't seem to get the locking bar to pull back. I know this is going to be something simple.

dootz56 · 09-05-2009, 05:43 AM

by the way it is a huskie

gball · 09-05-2009, 06:12 AM

I've encountered a similar situation so perhaps I can help. The release mechanism may be in a slight bind. Try blocking the wheels and bump the hitch backward or forward slightly. That may free it up and allow it to release. This happens to me occasionally and that is the way I get my hitch to release.

dootz56 · 09-05-2009, 06:22 AM

That was it, I backed up about an inch and she unlocked just like at the dealer. Thanks for all the help. I'm sure this will be the first fo many. LOL

lenny · 09-05-2009, 02:34 PM

I have the same thing with my hitch (highjacker) almost every time I unhitch. Just due to the design, a bar going across the back instead of locking jaws.

By the way, WELCOME! This is a great forum with lots of helpful people. You will like it here.

seabee · 09-05-2009, 11:22 PM

yup, been there, done that.

by the way, make sure that the locking latch is open when hitching.

My ladder has a "purple heart'....drove the camper backinto the house eave.

DW says "if you cannot hook up/ unhook gently, something is wrong".

Edited by: seabee

ClassicHammond · 09-07-2009, 12:03 PM

Walt

Did she say that before you got the 5er ?

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