Newbie to 5th wheel, question about unhooking on unlevel ground.

Newbie to 5th wheel, question about unhooking on unlevel ground.

04-23-2005, 10:26 AM

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Coalsmoke

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Newbie to 5th wheel, question about unhooking on unlevel ground.

Well, my family is finally in the market for a 5'th wheel trailer and a truck to haul that trailer (CTD hopefully

). We will take this trailer on highway but also offroad to camping spots. What I am wondering is, will there be a problem hooking / unhooking on unlevel ground (when the truck and trailer are sitting at different angles) and if so, what can be done about this? I thought I read here once that some of the better 5th wheel hitches have a plate that pivots a few degrees to either side for this very purpose, but I can't find the hitches or the post and now I am wondering if I'm just imagining things

Thanks guys

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