Installed a new 24K Curt fifth wheel in my 2012 Dodge Ram Dually. Hitch looks great but standing next to the pickup you can't reach in and pull the lever to hook and unhook. They could make the lever about 6" longer and make it easier to reach. I stuck a step ladder in the pickup to help reach it.
I have the Reese 25K Elite in our Ford, I'm 6' and can reach the lever with no problem but can't reach the locking pin so I carry one of those collapsable step stools behind my rear seat to use when itching/releasing, standing on the stool gives me just enough reach to lock the pin and secure the breakaway cable.
x2 on the step stool. I carry one of the fold up 1 step in the driver's side of the bed next to my storage tubs. The tubs and the stool live under the Roll n Lock when we tow as the first notch closed on the cover clears the hitch by about 4". Works great.
__________________ Vaughan & Tracy 2013 RW 36RL, 2013 F350 DRW CC, 2016 Focus. MorRyde IS, MorRyde pinbox, disc brakes, Comfort Ride Hitch. "Life is to be embraced, Grab it with both arms ! "
Guess all the hitches are different - I changed hitches and trucks, and I can reach it now better with a dually and the Reese 20K than I could with the older 16K and SRW.
__________________ Brad & Dory - Lone Tree, CO
CURRENT - 2013 Itasca Meridian 42E/2013 Wrangler 4dr Sahara
SOLD - 2014 Redwood 36RL/2014 F350 DRW
x2 on the step stool. I carry one of the fold up 1 step in the driver's side of the bed next to my storage tubs. The tubs and the stool live under the Roll n Lock when we tow as the first notch closed on the cover clears the hitch by about 4". Works great.
Vaughan - we use a similar arrangement with the Bak-flip cover. I also have a folding ladder to help the older dog getting in the truck, which does double duty in reaching the hitch pin.
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Andy & Judi, Canine Companions Duke & Kona
2012 F350 Lariat CC SRW Airlift 5000 |2013 RW 36FL Winegard Trav'ler
Travel Blog: www.andyandjudi.com
I have the Reese 25K Elite in our Ford, I'm 6' and can reach the lever with no problem but can't reach the locking pin so I carry one of those collapsable step stools behind my rear seat to use when itching/releasing, standing on the stool gives me just enough reach to lock the pin and secure the breakaway cable.
Hubby just reaches the locking pin without having to use a step stool. Phew!
He's 6' 2" last time I checked.
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2014 RW36FB
2014 F-350 CC DRW, 25K Reese, Roll-n-Loc, Rhino Liner
'Half-timer' - Full time retired, tho!
Ken & Shelley
Vaughan & Tracy 2013 RW 36RL, 2013 F350 DRW CC, 2016 Focus. MorRyde IS, MorRyde pinbox, disc brakes, Comfort Ride Hitch. "Life is to be embraced, Grab it with both arms ! "
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