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Yes and yes......

Chock trailer tires.
Disconnect breakaway cable and umbilical cord from truck.
Open tailgate.
Unlock and move hitch lever forward to release the jaws.
Raise trailer off of hitch.
Pull truck forward slowly watching that the jaws have released.

 

Edited by DesertMiner
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39 minutes ago, DesertMiner said:

Yes and yes......

Chock trailer tires.
Disconnect breakaway cable and umbilical cord from truck.
Open tailgate.
Unlock and move hitch lever forward to release the jaws.
Raise trailer off of hitch.
Pull truck forward slowly watching that the jaws have released.

 

Why would you release the jaws with out your landing gear down? 

This is how I do it
Once you have the rig where you want it -

1. lower the front legs, enough to take the weight off the truck.

2. open the jaws, disconnect the emergency brake cable and unplug the 7 pin connector.

3. pull the truck out

Edited by rynosback

2015 Ram 3500 RC DRW CTD AISIN 410 rear

2016 Mobile Suites 38RSB3

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Your B&W hitch will have a hole in the center towards the front of the hitch. This is to allow you to open the lever and drop the pin in it. This allows the jaws to release as the pin comes away from the front of the jaws. My B&W was the smoothest hitching and unhitch that I have ever had once I figured it out.  

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Sometimes when I pulled the lever the jaws did not open. I had to pull ahead just a hair to put pressure on the jaws. Then pulled the lever and they opened right up.

Farmer, Trucker, Equipment operator, Mechanic

Quando omni flunkus moritati-When all else fails, play dead
I'm a man, but I can change, if I have to, I guess.

 

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