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I love my B&W hitch I use for my Alliance 5th wheel.

as a trucker get out and look and when pulling forward out of any parking spot back up with your trailer brakes on to make sure your king pin is seated and pull forward just a little while watching your trailer to make sure it don't come off your 5th wheel.

B&W slider for me works great 👍

No tug test needed if you use a B&W Companion. You can visually see that it is locked.

That's its why I love my Anderson Ultimate hitch. 7 years now.

B&W is the best. Wiuld never use anything else.

Thank you for covering this very important safety measure. These are things that many people dont think about. Enjoy life and safe travels.

I just apply the trailer brake to full and put it in gear and let off the brake before I raise my front feet. The truck shouldn’t move.

My fifthwheel hitch Slam locks in place. Solid steer bar slide across behind the kingpin once it fully enters

Another nugget of high importance is to check the torque settings on your fifth wheel hitch mounting nuts that secure it to the bed. I check mine at least 4 times a year or so, bcuz we FT and log about 12-14K miles a year. There is a lot of weight on the hitch in addition to all the shock, vibration, stops and starts, so this has a tendency to loosen the nuts. I’ve had to retorque several times. Also, I routinely check the torque setting about once a month on our triple axle 5ver. Just my 2 cent contribution to your gooood video Tom. 👍😃🍻

Oh, I have a curt A20 with a curt turning point pin box.

Another great video Tom! Thanks also to Laser for his expertise. I wish he would have also touched on the Anderson Ultimate 5th Wheel Hitch and the Curt Crosswing hitches.

Great video! Great topic!

Just get an Anderson hitch for your 5th wheel and you won’t have a problem. Great turning, smooth ride and easy to attach. Old Chief

I broke the back window and dinged the cab with my Anderson. Then I switched to a B&W slider.

I had the BW turnover ball installed in my 2011 F250 with 6.8 ft bed. Added the BW companion 5th wheel hitch. Love the combination. I was told to always look at the 5th wheel hitch from the rear to make sure the jaws are fully closed. I do a tug test also with the front jacks still down. I can nearly get 90 degrees with my setup. My next truck will have an 8 ft bed.

I dont completely retract the the landing gear on my 5th wheel when hooking up. i get out when connected and insert the safety pin then do a pull test. Only at this time do i retract the landing gear all the way.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of the new Rease gooseneck pinbox for over the road. Advertized as will not void any warranty on any lippert 5th wheel frame, not sure about other frames. And are there any other Goosneck pinboxes that are good and wont void warranties.

Reese Goosebox has been great

I'm not certain but have seen some articles where if you have a pin box and get the gooseneck adapter it changes where the stress goes on the pin box and can possibly cause issues. So maybe change entire box out to gooseneck from what I've seen

I unhooked in the rain, got in a hurry and forgot to drop the tailgate. 🤦🏻‍♂️

I do a visual check and tug test

Why doesn't anyone ever mention 5th wheel height on how high or low your 5th wheel should be to prevent damage in say like a dip turn? Curious as I would like to know. I've been lucky so far as having it set to the middle but wondering if I should go to the highest setting and how would that effect the geometry of the set up??

I would like to hear his thoughts on the Anserson hitch.

I was a little confused about putting the b&w back into towing position. It locks when the slide is deployed, so you have to unlock it when returning to towing position.

Some expert... He IS MISTAKEN about that Patriot slider going back simply by "backing up afterwards"... It 'locks in' both ways = release the lever to move either direction...

I don't do the tug test.... because I have a Gen Y now😅. I did when I had my BW companion, though. Live my Gen Y I also loved my BW. I love having my bed back more though.

Andersen is the answer! No moving parts and can be set for either shorted or long bed towing. Also you get the secure connection of a gooseneck and no chucking like 5th wheel hitches especially sliders.

The reason why gooseneck trailers require safety chains is that the trucking industry special interests lobbied the DOT to not require safety chains for kingpin (5th wheel) hitches. The "gooseneck" industry just didn't have the money backing (ie: they are farmers, ranchers, contractors) to do the same. In general, goosenecks are safer and stronger.

Good video but you are calling those RV's fifth will, i always called them fifth wheels, am i saying it wrong ?

So if you pull a toy hauler that has heavy toys in the garage, then how in the hell are you supposed to equal out the weight so that you are adding the same amount of weight or more is on the front of the camper? That doesn't even make sense. Sure, when it comes to other 5th wheels, you want to make sure that you are not overloading the rear of the camper, but that is rarely a problem with a toy hauler, because they are designed to be so front heavy to begin with. But when you load your toys, it makes sense that it would decrease your hitch weight, more or less... I think that, generally speaking, you will decrease the hitch weight by approximately 100 lbs for every 1000 lbs you load in the garage, though it really all depends on where the axles are located on the camper, and your millage may vary accordingly. But when it comes to most toy haulers, you can pretty much load everything in the garage, and the front end will still be the heaviest part of the camper. Just make sure that your hitch weigh on any 5th wheel caper whether or not it is a toy hauler is at least 15% of the trailers entire weight, and that is all you really need to worry about. But when it comes to most toy haulers, good luck putting enough weight in the garage to reduce the hitch weight so that the front end is less that 15% of the total weight of the trailer without overloading the tires and axles.

When I pull lever an pin it , I know I don't need to pull test it. I got VISUAL. 😂😂😂

Get a nice tent instead of a ridiculous double wide

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The sliding hitches should never be a consideration, or available on the market. They leave too much room for human error (and as we all know, none of us has ever made any mistakes) Just do it right and buy the truck that will do the job the right way.