When traveling on the roads and highways, it’s always important to ensure that you’re looking after safety first and foremost.

Here’s how to ensure that 5th wheel trailers are safely connected to your truck.

As no combination of trailer, hitch, and truck are the same, ensure that you carefully study the documentation of all manufacturers to make sure that you’re properly towing your camper.

– Step 1

With the tailboard down and the hitch unlocked, back the tow vehicle up to the hitch so that your camper is almost to the king pin.

Ensure that the hitch is just before the king pin, and that the kind pin is slightly lower than the plate of your hitch (to ensure that the hitch goes up properly).

– Step 2

Back your tow vehicle up so that the king pin slides into the hitch.

Ensure that your hitch is properly attached with a flush connection, and lock the king pin into place.

If there is a locking pin on your system, slide it into place.

Re-check all connections to ensure that everything is safely connected.

Close your truck’s tailgate, and connect all electrical connections.

– Step 3

Preform the “two tug” test

Raise the support stilts about 3 inches above the ground, and start your tow vehicle.

Hold the 5th wheel trailers’s brakes in, and shift the brake into drive.

This will pull the camper forward.

If you haven’t connected the camper forward, it will slide off the trailer at this point.

Fully repeat the test a second time, then attach any safety chains and proceed!