based upon reactions to a post I made in another thread:
I'm starting this thread to provide folks with some information and hopefully to allow me to learn from their responses about
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7. the numbers of folks who own 5ers and who say they have never even heard of a "pull test" is beyond comprehension
our dealership owns 4 1 ton trucks .... all 4 have had at least one camper dropped onto the trucks beds .... doing so is unbelievably easy to do and most of the time it appears to happen as a result of folks getting in a hurry .... doing a pull test is a very simple, quick, and easy way to ensure that the camper and truck are properly hitched together .... to conduct the test, after you have hitched the truck and camper (while camper's landing gear are still sitting firmly on the ground), lock the camper's brakes, put the truck in drive, give it sufficient fuel to have the truck try to move forward .... if the combo is properly hitched, the locked brakes on the camper will keep the truck from moving forward and the hitch will remain locked .... if the truck does pull forward and the hitch separates from the camper's pin, the camper can't fall on the bed of the truck because the landing gear are on the ground ... the fact that the camper separated from the truck would tell you that they weren't properly hitched .... couple of comments, when the driver
eases that means don't take off like you are driving at a tractor pull, doing so puts too much stress on the entire rig .... if you have concerns in this area, a good product to consider (if they make one for your hitch) is a Blue Ox BedSaver:
the BedSaver works .... I have hands-on experience using one and found it to be a well made unit
Jim
03-20-2008, 07:13 PM
Pull Test
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