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Open Roads Forum  >  Fifth-Wheels  > 5th Airborne and Pull Rite Super Glide Reply to Topic  |  Subscribe  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 2   Next southernsky • View posts Ponchatoula La. Senior Member Joined: 03/30/2005 View Profile Offline Posted: 01/13/12 03:40pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Just finished installing a 5th Airborne pin box on my trailer. Bought a new capture plate for my Pull Rite hitch that's made for the 5th Airborne. The problem is when hooking up my trailer the hitch won't lock now. Tried rocking the tuck on the hitch, raising and lowering the trailer to the hitch and other things trouble shooting it and can't get the hitch to lock. Took the head off the hitch and slid it on the pin while holding it and it works fine. All measurements on both the old and new pin box are the same. I can't see where there are any adjustments to be made on the hitch. What am I missing here? 2007 Ram 3500 DRW Mega Cab 5.9 CTD 4X4 (Fat Betty) 2012 Primetime Crusader 320RLT PullRite SuperGlide,5th Airborne,Firestone RideRite Ed9824v • View posts Agua Dulce, Calif. 70 mi S.E. of Los Angeles Full Member Joined: 11/11/2007 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 01/13/12 05:03pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator curious what you come up with, I have days I have some issues getting the hitch to lock and others that goes right together, BUT I am new to the 5th wheel trailer. Ed So.Calif 1950 Ford F1 street rod 1968 Baha Bug with 2.2 ecotec motor 170 hp, kingcoil 2000 National Sea Breeze 5th wheel trailer 1998.5 Dodge 2500 4x4 Cummins,4.10 gears,turbo,trans,injectors,oil cooler,lockers,edge EZ, 35" BFG's, air dog lift pump etc. phillyg • View posts Front Royal, VA Senior Member Joined: 04/24/2002 View Profile Offline Posted: 01/13/12 05:22pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I'm guessing the thickness of the capture plate is preventing the hitch from locking. I would call the SG and FA folks and speak with their technical reps. 2002 Keystone Cougar 286, 8,400lbs loaded, pulled with a 2004 F150 Supercrew, 5.4, 3.73 gears. Retired and enjoying life smkettner • View posts Southern California Senior Member Joined: 03/21/2005 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Posted: 01/13/12 05:29pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator How low did you go? Try at least an inch low so it must ride up. 2001 F150 SuperCrew 2006 Keystone Springdale 249FWBHLS 675 watts solar Send a PM if I missed something Vulcaneer • View posts Northern New England Senior Member Joined: 10/17/2007 View Profile Posted: 01/13/12 05:35pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator southernsky wrote: Tried rocking the tuck on the hitch No idea what the "TUCK" is you're talking about. But consider before backing the truck in, try lowering the pin box enough so it rides up the ramp in the hitch plate. And don't be too gentle when backing in. The hitch needs a good controlled "crash" to make things hitch. If you can move the capture plate backwards, it might give you a little more clearance from the key. And may help the jaws close around the pin. But this could be the last resort. Try other recommendation first. 2006 F350 V10 4X4 SC SB SRW 4.30 22,500 GCWR 2011 Open Range 393RLS 14,250 GVWR Pullrite Super Glide 18K Super Duty, Super Cab, SuperGlide Pipewelder • View posts Texas Full Member Joined: 12/12/2009 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 01/13/12 06:32pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Is the adapter plate a universal or custom plate. If universal the dealer may not have installed it correctly.. Had this happen to me.. Ended up drilling and tapping hitch to install plate to hitch... ford truck guy • View posts Pennsylvania Senior Member Joined: 03/22/2008 View Profile Offline Posted: 01/13/12 06:48pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I have the same exact set up with no issues.. My bet is the capture plate is hanging up or installed wrong.. Maybe its too low ? Joe Joe and Lori 2009 Ford F350 SD 6.4 08 Montego Bay Hers are my pictures n7bsn • View posts Yes Senior Member Joined: 04/11/2004 View Profile Offline Posted: 01/13/12 06:51pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Do you have one of the slick discs installed? If so, remove it. I do find that the height can be critical, a lot touchier then any other hitch system I have ever used before. 2008 F350SD V10 with an 2012 Arctic Fox 29-5E When someone tells you to buy the same rig they own, listen, they might be right. When they tell you to buy a different rig then they own, really pay attention, they probably know something you don't. southernsky • View posts Ponchatoula La. Senior Member Joined: 03/30/2005 View Profile Offline Posted: 01/13/12 07:50pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator It is the custom capture plate for the pin box....tried the controlled clash, not my first time with the Pull Rite, been having it on my truck with the stock pin box with no problems...new capture plate can only be installed one way as I said it was made for the Airborne and no slick disk..The capture plate in not restricting anything as far as I see and believe me I crawled around my hitch and looked trying to make it lock...Any other idears? n7bsn • View posts Yes Senior Member Joined: 04/11/2004 View Profile Offline Posted: 01/13/12 07:56pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator How do you have the adapter attached? I recall four set screws that come in from the sides and should be just barely clearing the Airborne's plate. I also have two largish bugle head machine-screws that pull the adapter plate tighter into the Airborne plate, but I bought my adapter plate used I don't know if that was a factory thing or not Reply to Topic  |  Subscribe  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 2   Next Open Roads Forum  >  Fifth-Wheels  > 5th Airborne and Pull Rite Super Glide

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