Fifth wheel height

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  1. Sep 10, 2020 #71
    Adamali21

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  3. Sep 10, 2020 #72
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  4. Sep 10, 2020 #73
    Adamali21

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    No I backed up too a trailer that had a lower landing gear just to test it out and everything went smooth. Trailer didn’t touch the fenders and that ramp helps allot from hitting anything
     
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    @Adamali21 If you posted already, I'm sorry I missed it. What did you end up with a fifth wheel height?
     
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  7. Sep 10, 2020 #75
    Adamali21

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    I got it dropped to 47.5 :) so we are good to call the vans
     
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    Haul
     
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    Adamali21

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    Changed the fifth wheel and tires did the job
     
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    black_dog106

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    Perfect...
     
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  11. Sep 10, 2020 #79
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    If the trailer just barely clears the fenders on level ground there’s a good chance of hooking under your trailer while turning on uneven ground. I may be speaking from experience from trashing a set of week old fenders that looked good when I backed under my trailer. Lol. Similar situation to yours, I didn’t want to raise my 5th wheel because my cattle trailer sat level the way mine was. So I went back to stainless quarter fenders.
     
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  12. Sep 10, 2020 #80
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    Could be on a switch turn them all on see if center pin is hot on the pigtail. If you got a axle lift switch then that is more then likely the one. Most axle lift use the center pin of the pig tail.
     
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