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Why not pull the boat then hook up full rig later?
 

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Wow!! Thankfully it happened there and not on the highway at speed.
 

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Redeem yourself...let’s see this video. LOL
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that's at lake berryessa putah creek campgrounds ramp...did it rip the hitch out of the bed?
 

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Wow second time I have seen this happen. I live near the Carlsbad state campground. Going up Poinsettia from the campground, slight hill, truck next to me pulling a large fifth wheel, the entire hitch came off the bed of the truck. Either the hitch could not handle the weight load or the fifth wheel was overloaded. Kinda don't trust them anymore.
 

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Isn't a rig like that to long to be legal on the highway?
 

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Those 3/4 and 1 ton trucks should have a boxed in frame! LOL What a joke
 

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Your name is BillyBob? 🤔
 

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Those 3/4 and 1 ton trucks should have a boxed in frame! LOL What a joke

What would a boxed frame done to help the hitch from failing?

Good thing it happened at a slow speed and not on highway.


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What would a boxed frame done to help the hitch from failing?

Good thing it happened at a slow speed and not on highway.


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Intended to inject sarcasm and humor. A while back some mfg's were criticized for using non boxed frames on 1/2 tons while most of the domestic 3/4 and 1 tons used non boxed in frames.
 

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Would have loved to see a quality video that actually showed what broke loose on the truck.
 

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My teenage son jus happened to have his camera out!!!

apparently 1 of the pins had fell out of this OLD AZZ fifth wheel hitch and no one noticed???

the trailer travels literally 3 block 2 and from storage and that’s it??

don’t know why he did it like that ??

not my equip!!!!!!!!!
 

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I would teach him a little/FUK TON more respect for people in shitty situations..... bruh
OH. Believe. Me. if U knew the owner!!!!!!
U would be laughing with him!!!!
The owner was laughing more then me and my son put together!!!!!!

like I said. U gotta know the guy!!!!!!
 

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Is everyone drunk there? Thats a major fuck up situation and no one gives a rats ass. I guess im just wound up too tight or something.
 

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Wow second time I have seen this happen. I live near the Carlsbad state campground. Going up Poinsettia from the campground, slight hill, truck next to me pulling a large fifth wheel, the entire hitch came off the bed of the truck. Either the hitch could not handle the weight load or the fifth wheel was overloaded. Kinda don't trust them anymore.



The fifth wheel trailer is a balance trailer.

The boat trailer is a balance trailer.

When you load the rear of the fifth wheel trailer, the front has less weight.

Putting the boat on the boat trailer, was enough to lift the fifth wheel cross bar. Fifth wheel trailer was no longer attached to the truck. The king pin or jaws DID NOT FAIL.

Cross bar wasn't pinned in.

100% operator error.

Simple physics. Action, reaction.

Dan'l
 

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The fifth wheel trailer is a balance trailer.

The boat trailer is a balance trailer.

When you load the rear of the fifth wheel trailer, the front has less weight.

Putting the boat on the boat trailer, was enough to lift the fifth wheel cross bar. Fifth wheel trailer was no longer attached to the truck. The king pin or jaws DID NOT FAIL.

Cross bar wasn't pinned in.

100% operator error.

Simple physics. Action, reaction.

Dan'l

Why did it if have so much weight it taco'd the tail gate, then immedtialy fell on the ground lifting the tongue of the boat trailer in the air?

RD
 

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Why did it if have so much weight it taco'd the tail gate, then immedtialy fell on the ground lifting the tongue of the boat trailer in the air?

RD

The tail gate was closed.
That's the way I tow a fifth wheel trailer.
Then it went down hill.
You know, to the lake.
Gravity.

Once the cross bar exited the closed (now open taco'd, from truck forward/ fifth wheel trailer rearward) tail gate, gravity, again my friend, took over.

It didn't fall up. 🙃

Dan'l
 

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OH. Believe. Me. if U knew the owner!!!!!!
U would be laughing with him!!!!
The owner was laughing more then me and my son put together!!!!!!

like I said. U gotta know the guy!!!!!!
Whatever he does, dont let his wife see this....he will never hear the end of it!
 

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Is everyone drunk there? Thats a major fuck up situation and no one gives a rats ass. I guess im just wound up too tight or something.
He doesn’t care about the fifth wheel , was a abandon trailer that got towed in and he got for free at his family tow yard!! So u can imagine how great of shape it is in !!!!!!!
 

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Whatever he does, dont let his wife see this....he will never hear the end of it!
Ha!! His exwife dam near did the same thing and smacked the tail gate and put a big dent in it a few months back!!!!!
 
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