How to Hitch a Fifth Wheel Trailer
Fifth wheel trailers need to have a special hitch that is placed in the bed of your pickup truck. 5th wheel trailers are a whole lot better than standard trailers. They are extremely easy to move around and they are very stable and balanced.
Take off any slide outs that are located on the 5th wheel trailer. Lift up the stabilizing jacks that are located in the back of the 5th wheel trailer. Cut off all of the water supply and electrical hookups.
Put down the tailgate. Open up the hitch that is located in the bed of the truck.
Be careful as you back up the truck. You are going to need to back it up until the hitch pin on the trailer is behind the hitch that is located in the bed of the truck. Make sure that these two are not touching. Put the truck in park. Set the brake and stand between the truck and the trailer. Look at how the truck hitch lines up with the trailer's hitch plate. The hitch needs to be about half of an inch lower than the hitch plate on the truck. If you need to lower or raise it, you can apply the landing gear controls on the truck. This is going to let the latch on the hitch to close feely.
Make sure that the hitch pin in the trailer is centered as you carefully back the truck up. You are going to need to back it up until both of the hitch plates are together. The device that is used to latch should have let go now. This is important because this is what closes the hitch so that it remains locked. Put the truck in park. Set the brakes and check out the hitch. Make certain that the locking bar is behind the hitch pin on the trailer.
Connect the truck to the electric cable in the trailer. Make sure that the emergency brake away cable is attached. Lift up the landing gear and make sure that all of the fittings and hatches are secured. Make certain that all of the lights are functioning properly.