B&W Patriot Hitch

[Showme_5vr]

For those of you that use a B & W Patriot 5th wheel hitch where do you attach your break away cable. TIA

[sbergherr]

I was also using the hitch head handle pin, but will be looking for a new place as well. Thanks.

[larry_barnhart]

I will make a change for location soon, thanks.

chevman

[Cummins12V98]

RCMAN46 wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:
"As to attaching to the handle, and hitch head coming off, the brake switch pin will still be pulled. The head weighs 52 lbs, and with cable attached, will pull pin, even if head is pulled off, and lands on the hi-way."

Great point Jerry!!!

I just looked at a picture where the hitch head came off a B&W and the the release handle is definitely still with the head attached to the trailer king pin and the breakaway switch would not have been activated.

The hitch head did not fall off onto the highway.

Good point also. Proper location is on the truck not the hitch if possible.

[RCMAN46]

Cummins12V98 wrote:
"As to attaching to the handle, and hitch head coming off, the brake switch pin will still be pulled. The head weighs 52 lbs, and with cable attached, will pull pin, even if head is pulled off, and lands on the hi-way."

Great point Jerry!!!

I just looked at a picture where the hitch head came off a B&W and the the release handle is definitely still with the head attached to the trailer king pin and the breakaway switch would not have been activated.

The hitch head did not fall off onto the highway.

[Learjet]

I have the after market coiled break-a-way cable...I connect it to the left rear tiedown in the truck bed...works for me.

[Cummins12V98]

"As to attaching to the handle, and hitch head coming off, the brake switch pin will still be pulled. The head weighs 52 lbs, and with cable attached, will pull pin, even if head is pulled off, and lands on the hi-way."

Great point Jerry!!!

[MFL]

As to attaching to the handle, and hitch head coming off, the brake switch pin will still be pulled. The head weighs 52 lbs, and with cable attached, will pull pin, even if head is pulled off, and lands on the hi-way.

Interesting above, tying sleds down in enclosed trailer. I can put 3 long track mountain sleds in my 7x23 enclosed, and gear around them. They can't go anywhere, but I strap them where needed, to keep them from rubbing each other on a long trip.

Jerry

[ACZL]

bfast54 wrote:
I put mine on the handle with a locking pin the B&W Patriot hitch has never come off ever in any research I've ever done...... and if it's comes off.... your going to have a whole lot more problems than just the trailer breaking away:E

I've attached the cable to the pull handle ever since we started RVing back in '03 as that's where the dealer said to attach the cable.

I agree too that your gonna have more problems to worry about if the RV de-taches than as to where the cable is attached. To that I'll add that I've never tied my snowmobiles down inside the 4 place enclosed trailer I own UNLESS going on a long trip. Some would say, "shouldn't make any difference wether it's long or short---tie them down". In all the years I've towed the trailer, sleds haven't moved onced. If I ever get into an accident and trailer comes unhooked or not, I've got bigger things to worry about cuz IF trailer becomes unhooked, not gonna make any difference where the brake cable is attached and chains break.

[Me_Again]

I attach mine the a puck pin on the Demco 6099 picture frame in the bed of the truck. The head on the Patriot head is only held on by two spring loaded latches. And is another reason the trailer should never be used to raise the Patriot out of the truck bed.

The Companion models have a pin on each side that passes under the saddles.

Chris

[bfast54]

I put mine on the handle with a locking pin the B&W Patriot hitch has never come off ever in any research I've ever done...... and if it's comes off.... your going to have a whole lot more problems than just the trailer breaking away:E

[RCMAN46]

I would not recommend attaching the breakaway cable the handle locking pin.

If the hitch head were to separate from the hitch the breakaway switch may not be activated.

In fact I do not recommend attaching the breakaway cable to any part of the hitch. I attach mine to a ring I have installed on the side wall of the truck.

[RollandB]

After many years of attaching it to a point on the hitch, I recently learned from a friend in Law Enforcement in our state it needs connected to the rig somewhere. After learning about it I attach mine to a tie down welded to the bed of my truck

[lee_worsdell]

yup same here thru the locking pin

[Goostoff]

I just use the handle locking pin when I drop the pin in I hold the cable there as well