JIMNLIN
Oklahoma
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Joined: 09/14/2003
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Learjet wrote:OMG!...that was a high hitch if I was a betting man or the handle was not fully to the rear of the truck.
IF the B&W is hitched properly...confirmed from visual inspection and the handle is pinned....NOOOOO way would that happen...period...physically impossible!
Let the haters hate ![[emoticon]](https://forums.goodsamclub.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/smile.gif "smile")
Your statement if the B&W was hitched correctly is true....but also true for any 5th wheel hitch type or brand.
I haven't heard anyone bash or hate the B&W hitch unlike A couple of B&W owners on this website bash other brands constantly...you know the type that thinks their equipment is biggest/best .....and brag the B&W can't be high hitched or drop a trailer......and brag you don't have to pull test or do a visual with the B&W brand hitch.
What happened to the owner in the picture can happen with any 5th wheel OTR or rv type hitch brand when hitch jaws aren't around the pin and latched properly.
"good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment" ............ Will Rogers
'03 2500 QC Dodge/Cummins HO 3.73 6 speed manual Jacobs Westach
'97 Park Avanue 28' 5er 11200 two slides
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philh
Belleville MI
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Fulltimer50 wrote:I dont understand some peoples obsession with not using proper procedures or included safety features. The pin in the handles is there for a reason why not us it? Is it soooo hard to do a pull test?
I went to do a pull test with landing gear barely off the ground. And "experienced" 5th wheel RVer, was freaking out, stating I was going to damage my landing gear dragging it like that. I should have asked for more advice from him... to not follow!
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shadows4
Kansas City, Mo
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OP'er here. My buddy and I have discussed this over and over and even he says it had to be operator error. And what is really amazing to me is the estimate to repair the truck, over $5400!!!! Wow, just wow.
2003 4X4 F350,CC,SB,Lariat,7.3L diesel, 223,000 miles
2015 Coachmen Chapparal 324 TSRK
B&W Patriot 16K hitch.
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FishOnOne
The Great State of Texas
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Calling on the VP of B&W Marketing arm.
'12 Ford Super Duty FX4 ELD CC 6.7 PSD 400HP 800ft/lbs "270k Miles"
'16 Sprinter 319MKS "Wide Body"
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valhalla360
No paticular place.
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thomas201 wrote:No one has yet mentioned a flashlight. Drag your lazy carcass out of the cab and really look.
I painted the back side of the jaws white. If you couldn't see white all the way across the pin, it wasn't fully closed (yes, sometimes you still needed a flashlight)
Tammy & Mike
Ford F250 V10
2021 Gray Wolf
Gemini Catamaran 34'
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