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Hitching Fifth Wheel Checklist, Step By Step (RV Living Full Time)
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- Опубліковано 1 січ 2020
- This video is all about hitching our Grand Design Solitude 310 GK fifth wheel to our Dodge Ram 3500 using a checklist to reduce "Hitch UP Stress."
Now that we are RV Living Full Time, we hitch and unhitch every week to two weeks or so.
We just bought our new to us 2017 Grand Design RV in September of 2019. Though we did have a travel trailer and a Class B Travato before this RV, we still felt like newbies to fifth wheels.
Plus all those videos showing mistakes- yikes.
After ripping our awning off after our very first trip with our fifth wheel (see video link below), we knew we needed a checklist- and actually follow it- haha.
We aren't stress free, but this process following the checklist has definitely reduced the level.
Feel free to send us an email (larry@downsizingmakescents.com) or contact us through our other social medias (like IG) if you would like a copy of our hitching checklist. We also have an unhitching checklist as well.
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We are a married couple in our mid 50s who sold our house so we can see the sights and enjoy every day- along with our two dogs, Scrappy & Chewie in our Grand Design Solitude fifth wheel.
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See our blog for free checklists (downsizingmakescents.com/hitch-and-unhitch-list) & Check out our videos on our Ram 3500 Longbed Dually ua-cam.com/video/YtfvfzSPjoQ/v-deo.html and ua-cam.com/video/N26LHcVXjNU/v-deo.html
That was perfect. Just what a new Fifth Wheel owner needs, Very thorough.
Thanks. If you email at larry@downsizingmakescents.com we can send it to you
Thank you for taking the time. I learned so much and will pick up my first fifth wheel-Saturday.
See link in description and/or pinned comment for the customizable lists
Safe travels 🤗
Very good, the only thing different I do is I don’t put up my tail gate before I do the tug test, I never skip this step, but also, I remove the chalks to do my tug test by engaging the trailers brakes, this will let me know if my breaks on the trailer are working, there was once that we had some work done on the trailer, and after hooking up I followed the same process and found that my breaks did not engage, the dealer had done something wrong after doing the bearings that caused the break issue. So I always use my trailer brake device in the truck to engage the breaks, put it in drive and allow the trailer and truck to tug against each other, the reason I don’t put my tailgate up is because if the hitching was done incorrectly it’s going to drop and land on the front landing gears but it will not smash my tailgate as it comes down. I have not dropped my trailer and by following this process if I do, it will cause minor damage. Thank you for your comprehensive step by step video.
Thank you so much for those suggestions. They definitely make sense.
The main thing is to have a checklist. Even after two years of full time travel, we still follow our list.
Happy Camping,
Alice
Excellent information and presentation 👏 Safety first 😊
Francisco, thanks. Share with someone you think it could help,
Alice
Hi there from Montreal Canada and really enjoyed watching this video to say the least. I love how you took the time to put a great-looking checklist beside highlight in the steps. A lot of people skip this kind of thing but this is what makes a video look like it has a million views so hats off to you on that professionalism, it really shows. really great job with the walkthrough and looking forward to more in the future for sure PS I really really really love your name LOL fantastic choice
We are a husband and wife team who do video/photography by day here in Montreal and live streams at night featuring gameshow style shout outs (The wheel of shoutouts & New game called the Pusa Push for under 1k channels), Q&As on channel building and growth as well as interviews with Celebrities (two Emmy-award winnings guests and largest channel is 3.5 million followers) and big topics regarding the UA-cam platform. Cheers and keep creating
Pusa Studios thanks very much for the compliment, I am trying to learn premiere pro by adding in new elements for each video, that one was keyframing titles. Channel sounds interesting we will check it out.
@@DownsizingMakesCents love that you are wanting to learn and thats whats important and it will come. Just like a garden a channel always needs attention and the want to improve so hats off to you and once again its nice to meet you
Pusa Studios BTW, I - Larry - am from Oakville. I moved to South Florida when I was 15.
Excellent video and checklist. My only suggestion is to leave tailgate down until Tug Test is completed. This will ensure tailgate is not damaged if Tug Test is a failure.
Great point, we have changed to order of many of our checklist items over the last 3 years. Definitely want to raise tailgate AFTER the tug test. Larry
Wow! That is a big house and a big job. You have a beautiful rig. I don't blame you for being so careful and systematic about the whole procedure. Thank you for sharing. I'm sure that is very helpful for others who have this kind of rig.
Jurgen's Journeys Thanks. We figured we would get a good size RV since we are planning on going full time as soon as house sells. Maybe after a bit we can go smaller. Alice
Safety should always be rule number one. We do it just about the same as you the only difference is I do one walk around going down my check list for what I look for touching and looking up and down making sure everything is secure and ready for travel. I still like the way you guys do it, very safe, good job and thank you for sharing.
Angel, I’m always amazed how many people don’t follow a list or at least a set procedure. We have avoided quite a few mishaps with our list. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Alice
I love your checklist,you two are an awesome couple,we’ve been fulltime stationary since February and are looking to be debtfree in 8yrs and retire also
Gregory, we aren’t “officially” retired. Larry is supposed to go back at the end of September but I don’t want him to. Being an essential worker in Florida with immune system issues during a pandemic is not good. We shall see. Glad you like the checklist. Feel free to share. Stay safe. Alice
Nice checklist
Living Coast 2 Coast Hey. Thanks for stopping by. Alice and Larry
Great check list that is good for any 5th wheel owner like us! Thanks for sharing!
We are big on checklists, we also have a prepare to leave checklist and a, what to bring checklist, thx for the comment
While we might not need this video, many do and you all did a great job!
Mike and Shelly, hi. We needed it so we thought it would help others. Who knows, you may get a fifth wheel in the future haha. Every visitor is important. Thank you. Alice and Larry
Amazing video!! I just bought a Grand Design Reflection and have a Dodge 2500. So your video seems to be made for me. I love all the details. Thanks so much.
Patricia Rybachek Patricia, hi. We love reading comments like this. Thank you. This is why we make these videos. Have fun with your GD. We just made a video about how GD fixed our slide for free out of warranty. Check it out. Great company. Stay safe. Alice
Never had a fifth wheel. An after watching I knew there was a reason I have always liked horse trailer with the goose necks. An with the shock absorber type hitches today that goose neck hooks on to make ride more comfortable for horse an you. Simple. Thanks for video.
The fifth wheel hitch has taken some getting used to. I hated the weight distribution on a travel trailer. The consequences for screwing up a bigger with a big fifth wheel. I have never had a gooseneck before.
@@DownsizingMakesCents murhow an Lakota is two of the top brands. There is others nice living quarters in them to. Google them I know you don't want one your probably not a horse person but it's fun just to see the difference
This is great!!! So we don’t have a fifth wheel but I recently watched another UA-cam video that the RV fell on the truck! And that stressed me out!!! Glad you are taking the measures to keep it super safe out there!
Only Adventure Someone else said that they do a lot of the same things with their class A. Thanks for watching. I know the video you are talking about. It was a Grand Design too.
I love your check list how do I go about getting one thank you excellent video great job
Stanley, thank you. You can email us and we will send you a customizable spreadsheet
Alice
really cool showing support
selflove always Thanks. Really appreciate it
selflove always Thanks. Really appreciate it
I always do my pull/tug test with the tailgate down. if the test fails you will have a dented tailgate.
Yes, exactly, most people dont do the tug test, but we do it religiously, one moment of distraction could cause disaster, the tug test at least limits the damage, but you are right, keep the tailgate down during the tug test! Larry
We don't have an official checklist but typically Alex (wife) does the inside and I deal with all the outside items so each know what we are doing. But we have had time we have missed things and a full checklist is definitely a good thing.
Hart and Col If you want our checklist which can be modified, send us an email. Thanks for watching
*Makes us want to get a 5th wheel now! Well done!*
The Roads We Roam Thanks. That means a lot coming from you guys. Alice
Great list! Glad you shared this. I may need to start my own list. Safe travels!
Thanks. That is a real compliment coming from you. We have an unhitching list too that we need to upload. We love watching you. Thanks. Alice and Larry
this is excellent set up. I love it
Engratha de Ortiz Thanks. We really appreciate every comment
Engratha de Ortiz Thanks. We really appreciate every comment
Great information. We do much of this same stuff for our class a minus the hitch. So your video covers a lot.
Camper Life One of the reasons we made the video is to experiment with titles and graphics in Adobe Premier CC. Thanks for watching. Glad it helps others. We weren’t sure.
Downsizing Makes Cents you nailed it.
Camper Life thanks William
I took a mistake early on for us to realize a check list is required. I left the steps out and as we were pulling out of our site I noticed it in the mirror. Luckily I caught before any damage was done.
BluWave Odyssey I wish we caught the awning mistake early. But it did make two great videos 🤣
Good luck on your house selling!!! You first and then us!
RV kidz TV Thanks. Too bad most of our viewers are getting rid of their house or we could get yh to buy it 😄. Alice
Very informative video! Great Job! 👍
Thanks. Hoping it helps all types of rigs in some way
Downsizing Makes Cents well, it has for sure inspired us to make a checklist for our travel trailer/toy hauler. Thanks!
Well done!
Living The GoodLife Rving Thanks
Whatup new friend, nice setup man!
Bajawildman Thanks for the compliment
Congrats on becoming fulltimers, one thing I didn't see on the check list was turn off the hot water heater.Would you share what part of florida you were living? If you don't want to say that's ok.
Joel Edge Joel, we actually have a separate pack up list and it’s on that one. We are based in Central Florida until July. Good point though. I could explain in description. Thanks for the feedback, Alice
Nice! I just bought a fifth wheel to replace my rv trailer and great checklist! One question I have is why isn’t there a bit of grease on the kingpin and receptacle?
Bud, Larry regularly greases both now. If you want a copy of the checklist, send Larry an email larry@downsizingmakescents.com Thanks for visiting. Alice
Cool stuff, thanks for sharing I subscribe to you thanks again 😎
Awesome thank you!
Nice checklist, do you have a Set up checklist?
Michael, we have 3 lists 🤣. A pack up list. A hitch up. And an unhitch. Email larry@downsizingmakescents.com if you want the lists.
Alice
Thanks, I did. They will be helpful, we pick up our fifth wheel in January and will spending winters in TX as well as some trips in between.
Awesome. We wish you all the best.
Alice
Hi great video.
I have a few questions. I also have a Grand Design Reflection 31MB.
When you are doing your pull test you had the scissor chock on the tires would that prevent the RV from moving
Mike, hi. Yes but we use regular chocks while doing the tug test too. It works with our Solitude. Hope this helps. Thanks for asking. Stay safe. Alice
One way to reduce "Hitch Up Stress" is do not let your spouse direct you. Lol
RV kidz TV I know what you mean. We just had a bit of a “stressor” backing into our home base 🤣. Alice