Fifth Wheel Hitching | Reese M5 Review | Changing Lanes!
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- Properly connecting your truck to your Fifth Wheel is a CRITICAL step in a safe travel day!
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While we do show a bit of hitching in our Camp Breakdown and Setup video ( • RV Travel Day Checklis... ), we wanted to put together a dedicated hitching video. Coincidentally, Reese reached out to us recently about trying out their new M5 hitch. So, we figured now was a good time to put this together.
Pull Test!
Before we get into the checklist (you knew there had to be a checklist, right?), lets jump right to the highly debated topic of doing a pull test!
The only way to know one hundred percent that the pin will not come loose of the hitch is to do a pull test. Period. As you might have seen from our good friends Tom and Cheri from EnjoyTheJourney.Life (th-cam.com/channels/uhI.html..., they had every indication that they were properly hitched, yet the pin still came out! Their Fifth Wheel dropped onto the rails of their truck causing thousands in damages ( • RV CRUSHES MY TRUCK ON... )!
Let's address the primary argument for NOT doing a pull test: harming the front landing gear.
We completely agree with this. Pulling the RV (even just an inch or two) with the front gear down can damage it. Luckily, the remedy for that is easy! Perform the pull test with the front gear no more than one inch off the ground. This saves the landing gear from the stress of the pull check. If the pull test is a failure and the pin comes out of the hitch, the fifth wheel falls one inch or less to the ground (on the front landing gear).
Problem solved! Details of performing a pull test are below.
Reese M5
We've got over 22K miles using our original Reese 27K fifth wheel hitch (Ford branded accessory) and it's been super solid, so we were looking forward to trying out the M5! It did not disappoint.
Some features that are the same between our old hitch and the M5:
✅ Very solid steel construction powder coated. It FEELS like it can handle 27K!
✅ Four inches of adjustability. Very important for getting your RV to the proper clearance of 6 or more inches.
✅ Talon Jaw. We really prefer the single jaw wrapping around the kingpin. It's a simple mechanism with less moving parts to fail.
✅ Directly adaptable to almost any truck out there.
Some NEW features:
✅ Ready-To-Receive Talon Jaw. One less step when hitching up! The new design opens, closes, and locks all with the force of the kingpin. Love this!
✅ Tow/No-Tow Indicator. A very simple red or green indicator shows that the hitch is locked and ready to tow. Still do a pull check to be sure!
I also like that the release is accomplished by a rotation of the handle versus just a straight pull. This allows a lot more leverage and eliminates the need to put the truck in neutral to relieve pressure from the pin.
We really like the changes Reese has made to the M5!
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As a retired truck driver, your video and instructions were spot on! Great job!
From a former OTR driver and now a full timer. The best way to do a pull test is to slightly raise the landing gear, engage the trailer break and pull. There is no other way to do it! You are teaching the right method.
I was thinking that if the wheels are chocked, then the trailer should not move. But I can see the wisdom in slightly raises the front landing gear.
Thank you both for all of the extremely well done and informational videos on 5th Wheel operation. You certainly are leaders in the industry and have prepared many on how to safely operate the rig. Your way of highlighting issues that others may have had might be due to your or other RVers fubars, but your intelligent way of teaching is a plus. Take care and travel safely.
Joe from Leander Texas
Great job 👍🏻 I really enjoy your thoroughness in your “HowTo” videos, it is simple to comprehend! Thank you for all you do to educate the masses, it is appreciated!
Excellent video. I love how calm you are while hooking up and unhooking. When you are that rv big it pays to have the checklist and be chilled. Ha. Our pup prefers to be in back seat of the truck while we are packing up also. Thanks for the pointers!
Another great video from you guys. I really like the red/green lock indicator built into the M5 for the Talon jaw. And yes, visually double checking the jaw is a good idea. I also love your idea of the different check lists. 👍
It's the middle of winter in Canada. I love your videos because it gets me hyped for camping season even when it's still months away.
Been watching you guys for a couple years, so thanks for all the great informative videos. One note, I have a 2017 RAM 3500 SRW with Ram Boxes, so I was definitely challenged when buying our 2018 Montana 5th wheel. I went with the Reese 20K Titan hitch which I love as well because it is heavy. For pin box, I went with the Reese 19K Sidewinder to keep the pin box locked to straight in the bed of my truck and not potentially wiping out the insides of the Ram Boxes during tight turns. It works very well as the pivot point is back up under the nose of the 5th wheel. I have had no issues with sway, just a nice comfortable ride. I love the checklists as I use them, too. Happy RVing guys!
I've traveled alone for work with a camper for 14 years, the last 7 in a 5th wheel. I've purchased some of the items that y'all have recommended that give me peace of mind, and will make my life easier. I can't thank you enough for sharing your knowledge of RVing. I hope to never have problems getting my RV off the hitch again. The struggle has been real. Again, thank you for sharing and showing me that there are better ways to do this RV thing.
Hello All,
Just came across your channel and you have some great info and experiences. My wife and I have both "Been There! Done That!" You cover all of what we have bestowed on our girls for traveling with their families. Safe Travels!
You have great timing. I have been RV'ing in a Motor-home for 20 years. The last 3 years I have been living five days out out of seven in the RV. Anyway my son is now getting his first RV a 5th wheel, and while I have pulled goose neck flatbed trailers with my Pickup I have not use a fifth wheel so this a great video for him and I.
I am a definite advocate for using a goose ball hitch. That said, I really do like this Reese hitch better than most I have seen. We use a checklist too and I highly recommend that anyone else pulling a 5th wheel have one too. It only takes a minute of distraction to get off your game and that's when something bad happens. Great instructional video!!!
Thanks for sharing,
Pat
I use a Pull rite Super Glide with my shortbed Silverardo. It works well and I love it. Thanks for the great video, we'll adopt your great checklist. Todd in NH.
Great video guys! Always very informative as usual. Love your check lists too. Thanks for sharing and I love the new hitch. Love your channel as well. Safe Travels
Great video as always guys. When we got our 5th wheel in the fall I changed out the pin box for a Reese goosebox even before we drove it off the lot. Now I haven't pulled it much yet but from the bit I have, I have no regrets. Less stuff in the bed of my truck to deal with, the fact that the ball allows for the trailer to lean left or right helps in situations where the truck and trailer might be off camber for unhooking/hooking or simply driving where a standard 5th wheel setup might cause the rear axle to unload and loose traction from one side. If Reese ever makes a higher rated one I'd highly suggest giving it a shot. It's nice to get to a site, unhook, throw the ball and safety chain holders into their case and have complete use of my bed.
As always keep up the good work and look forward to the next video.
Great video. As a truck driver for 14 years, a routine is very important when hitching and unhitching.
Finally!!! An actual useful hitching video that's easy!!! Thank you soooo much.
You guys are real authentic!!! Keep it up!
Thank you for the very informative video. I love little Daisy. I will be using the checklists. Thanks, Kim
😂 Had issues with our first tug test and knew you’d have the answer! Thanks for all the great help!
Another good one. Thx guys. Re: the Reese 20k Goosebox... gvwr for our 5th wheel is 14500. We've been using our GB for almost 2 years. Love it... absolutely! Empty bed! Good stuff. Thx guys. Safe travels. bg
I don't need any help with hitching but I LOVE watching your videos! Very well done, as always!
Great info. It is getting closer for us to start or journey and having an overview for hooking up is great. Our build will be done in 5 months.
Chad and Tara this is one of the best hookup video I’ve seen on TH-cam. Thanks for showing people the correct way to hook up.
I really enjoy following your videos very informative.
I had my 5th wheel on pull rite super slide and it locked in didnt pull test and 7000 later so i do pull test all the time
The two of you did a beautiful job.. Thanks so much.
Great video! 5er noobie here and just starting my looking but, you 2 are a great resource for me in my searching. You answer a LOT of my questions and your explanations are clear and to the point. As a retired US Army helicopter pilot, it's "The same thing, the same way, Every single time".
Thanks! You might like this video also: th-cam.com/video/87runDszXLQ/w-d-xo.html
Great video for people new to the 5th wheel world. I have one of the coil breakaway cables but haven't used it, didn't like the hookup points. ( Dodge 3500 DRW). Seeing your set up I will try it when we take off in April. The new Reese hitch looks nice. We have the B&W Companion and I leave it in the dang truck unless I need the full bed. I use the loader on the tractor to remove and install it. Thing is heavy, but I too like the weight in the bed when running less the trailer, smooths out the ride. I need to build a hitch checklist, getting older I don't want to forget anything. I usually start a week before we roll checking wheel bearings and pressures on the trailer tires, then check the lug nuts (I mark them with a Sharpie and can just look and see if they have moved)
We also use radios for light check and backing in tight places. My partner's hand signals change every time and I couldn't keep up. The radios keep the hollerin' down to a minimum.LOL
The more I watch you two interact the more you remind me of my and my other half, although we are a lot older. Been together since teenagers, turned 61 last fall, and she still seems to like me. Next time you come out west would love to meet up someplace, boondock a couple days and I can hook Chad on the Turbo S Rzr....:)
I had the B&W companion and I loved it. It was great. Now I have the Reese Goosebox for my RV. It’s so much nicer, easier and sold with the air bag and shock absorbers inside it. Not sure if the larger 20k would work with your RV due to its weight but it’s fantastic.
We have y’alls checklist as a note on our phones but lately haven’t been using it as much. Good reminder to slow down and take our time packing up 👍🏻
I had my Class A License back in the day for a number of years. The number one instruction to hook up a trailer was the pull test. The old saying in driving a tractor trailer was to test before getting underway. Apparently the pull test is the same with a fifth wheel RV. I really love you guys and seeing more and more of your video's , make my day.. THANKS FOR BEING YOU! Chad you are a great instructor & Cara, a great student.......
How do I join your blog? And access your check lists? Thanks
I had a 20K Reese. My previous pickup had a B&W hitch. I loved that B&W! Maybe the newer style you have is better, but the older one wouldn't lock automatically. I purchased another B&W as quickly as possible. I needed the peace of mind knowing my hitch was locked. I always execute a pull check like used to do when I drove trucks. We have a checklist as well. You guys are great! Thank you for always sharing great info!
Great video, really enjoy you channel. I have my first fifth wheel after 4 travel trailers and the dealer talked me into the Anderson you showed on your video. So far it's been great with no problems, but time will tell.
Here is a little tip from a 40 plus year truck driver. If you get a bind and can't pull the release handle, back up tight against the hitch and set the parking brake and then try to pull it.
I really don't think taking the weight off the hitch has any affect on unhitching. Keep up the good work
Another great video. I concur on the pull test. I drove truck in the Army for a good many years and was prepared with CDL to do as a civilian when I retired. Did need to, but if I remember correctly that pull test was part of the CDL exam.
Thanks for the advice about the breakaway cable. I try to have spares and backups for most everything, but that is one I did not think about.
Great video and even better for the checklists! Thank you again.
Great video. Helpful information. Wife and I are fixing to purchase 5th wheel and fulltime. Looking forward to it. Thanks for the info.
Great video! Thank you Chad and Tara! It looks easy but difficult to do too. Glad you showed how to it. Thank you!
Sherri
Love your channel and your travels. Keep them coming!!
We just camped at Sunshine key over the Christmas holiday, literally 6-8 sites down from there... recognized some of the long-term RVs in your background! Great campground!
Great info and I'm with you about the front jacks.
Thank you for this video. I have asked the question of how to exactly hitch and unhitch a 5th wheel with no response from other YT'ers. I use check lists on a daily basis, and for me, I print them, laminate them, then use a dry erase marker to check of the items. No batteries to go dead, no screens to break; old school
Hey guys, we decided that this is the life for us, and will be full-time 5th Wheeling in the not-so-distant future. We really appreciate your straight-forward no BS instructions and it is clear you are genuine folks. Thanks a ton, we have already learned so much. Safe Travels and if ever in N Idaho, you would have a place to stay!
Welcome to our channel! 😊
XLNT hitching video for newbies to watch. Well put together. We learned alot with our old truck about hitching and unhitching. (The hard way) on some of it.
We leave our tailgate on as most ppl do. 😒 One of our first trips out with "OLD YELLOW" I was not paying attention and was just a little crooked and poked the front compartment door with the tailgate and put a dent in it. With ppl watching the newbies boy was I 😳.
Then another time we forgot to drop the tail gate after I dropped the dead legs down, released the hitch and started to pull out, you guessed it I hear this big bang and felt a jolt. This time a dent in the tailgate. 🙄
😀 lessons learned. 😀
Safe travels.
"... put it in neutral to let it settle..." GREAT idea. I've got a Reese Elite 25k (single jaw) that can be a bear. Sometimes it won't let go for love nor money. Nor expletives. Super video, thank you!
Thank you for all the great information,Reese make a very good hitch.
Thanks for making this. We had a TT & just bought a 5er. Installed the Curt Crosswing hitch. Only pull once. I'm working on a checklist tomorrow.
Safe travels! 😊
Great video. We appreciate the extra info on all the different items you mentioned.
Good info you two! Learning as I watch!
Great video again. You guys make a 5th wheel departure prep more complicated than a pre-flight jet checklist... (LOL)! 👍🏻😁
Excellent video. I like your checklists so I’m going to redo mine. One of my fiver fears is a false hitch. A friend of ours dropped his at home while hitching for their 2nd trip. He had not raised his landing gear fully so the only damage was minor bedrail dents and a couple of small scratches on his camper. I saw a tractor trailer that lost his trailer in a parking lot a couple of months ago, bent his landing gear so they had to tow it with a wrecker. Thanks for the great videos😎🇺🇸
Amazing video! As I am leaning twards a 5th wheel.. priceless info!
Great video as usual it's nice for everyone to refresh themselves on hooking up your rig it's not much different from a 5th wheel on a semi. Thanks for all the tips and tricks you put out . I'm getting ready to pick up my first solitude 5th wheel
Congrats on the new Solitude! 👍🏼
Super great information! We feel like we have a wonderful check procedure, but you did give us another idea or two in that regard. We are purchasing the Anderson Ultimate Hitch this summer! Thanks for sharing this information
Great team work guys and very good explanation, thumbs up👍
Funny, repo man.. lol agree 100% on the tug test everytime. Being prior OTR driver we always tug test. Daisy so cute!
Thanks for making this video Chad and Tara! I am switching from a conventional trailer to a 5th wheel in two months and I’m a little freaked out about the hitching. I’ve watched several videos to get the skinny on how to do it and this video has been the best of them all! Love the part about the tug-test. Thanks!
Thanks for watching! 😊 You might also want to see this if you haven't already.. th-cam.com/video/87runDszXLQ/w-d-xo.html
@@ChangingLanes Excellent video Chad and Tara, thank you. I love the truck math and the driving tips. I bought my first truck (F150) five years ago and the dealer knew nothing about towing or truck math. My trailer exceeded my payload capacity. I have since done lots of learning how to do truck math and glad see your video confirming I’m doing it right. I also (now) have a F350 and love it! Thanks again and safe travels :)
Thank you so much for the video on you hitching up. We are still up in the air on a hitch.
Very informative and helpful to us, as NEWBIE Fifth Wheel owners of a 43 foot Cyclone. Thanks for such a detailed "best on the Tube" video.
👍 congrats and welcome! make sure you check out our website, full of helpful info and product links.
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Thank you so much for this video. I will be selling my little travel trailerJune and buying my first 5th wheel.And I am a little nervous about hitching and unhitching my 5th wheel at first by my self. I will use check lists and go slow. I just got my truck and it has the same things on my dash board as You. Iused to drive 40' busses ......I believe in going slow to make sure things are done right that way no accidents
Hi
So nice to hear that you say about the drag test. ! Seen many a trailer go sailing on its own down the road
Always do a drag test and always lift the trailer as banging under trailer , so that “ if “ king pin not locked properly, the trailer will only fall 3 or 4 inches ( commercial trailer ) it is possible to drop trailer on its nose if legs wound up fully ! Yes I did do that. 😂😂😂😂.
Great information! Safe travels!
Hi, we love you guys and have learned a lot from your videos. I had to learn the hard way but in your walk around it would be nice to mention to make sure to double check to put down your antenna. I missed it in one trip while during my walk around because I didn't have a check list and needless to say I was replacing it. Again, we love you guys and happy camping.
Our antenna is a low profile fixed one.. So, we've never had to do that.. We do have a checklist video here if interested: th-cam.com/video/uPXNmS0IBRQ/w-d-xo.html
I love all your vids, so informative, organized and thorough. I am a newbie and have learned a lot from your vids. So I debated on going with a 5th wheel hitch and kingpin vs a Goosebox and ball hitch. I decided going with a 20k Reese Goosebox and ball. Our rig is only 14k lbs. Advantages and disadvantages of both. I feel more confident with a Goosebox and ball. No worries about a pull test and worried about coming unhitched. Negative is it is more difficult to get lined up under the all, but it is easier with practice. I also use an Iball camera I mount on my hitch ball and that helps a lot for visibility. I have incorporated many of your steps in our check lists. Thanks for all your tips and great advice.
Awesome job! If you haven't visited our website yet, please do. There is a ton of helpful info there.
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Checklists are a MUST! Great advice. Edit: man, I love that dually. I’ve got an f350 with a 6.7...SRW. Had s 7.3 centurion Dually 450 back in the day.
Great video. You guys always do a great job.
I totally agree with you Chad check lists rule my wife and i don't even go shopping for groceries with out a check list fantastic video lots of useful information thankyou 👍👍👍
Awesome job you guy's! Thanks for your hard work. 🙂
Checklists are smart. good video.
Great video. We pick up our fifth wheel on Thursday. Drove Semi about 40 years ago, but I know that hooking up the fifth wheel is different. Thank you.
Good luck with your new RV! 👍🏼
As always, very informative. Awesome video!
Hi, Dean!!! 😀
This is my first 5th Wheel experience and the Changing Lanes videos are truly exceptional. As a professional educator, I was about to pull out what little hair I have watching one nonsensical video after another. Then, when about to give up I saw your logo and thought, "OK, one more time!" and what a blessing. Each video is thoughtful, informative, and professional - no rattling on about unrelated nonsense, and the checklists on the blog are fantastic. I'm sure you get a lot of positive feedback, but I just wanted to add my "THANK YOU" and to encourage you to keep it up.
Thanks, Jim! 😊
Love the checklists. As an airline pilot, we live by checklists!
We have the same hitch we upgraded when we bought our new 2019 f350 I like the hitch but sometimes if you are parked on a angle you have to play with the hitch to disconnect. and with these new trucks you have to play around with adjusting the hitch and pin box to get your clearance. But overall great hitch we paid for ours though.( lol) bought ours from etrailer great company. hope to see you on the road.....be safe!
Congratulations to you guys for being financially stable. I checked the rates for the RV parks in the Keys and they are insanely expensive. We will be parking on the peninsula and driving into the Keys. We are not broke or poor but those rates are crazy. Depending on season $350.00 a night is nuts.
Yea.. Like everything else, prices have jumped a lot with inflation. 😞
One thing that I’d like to mention with your light check. I travel alone more often then not. What I do is hit the emergency flashers and that turns everything on including both turn signals. Also good call on the pull test with landing gear down, I’ll be adding that step.
Good how to video. Something that people who pull all the time don't think about sharing. We have to Reese Goosebox for our Solitude and love having the extra bed space. Our rig GVWR is only around 16k and I went with the 20k for peace of mind so I understand not wanting a 20k when that is also your max gvwr.
I have the Reese air sidewinder. You showed the basic one, the air is is in closed, so it does look a little different. It is a great hitch for the short box. I can do the ninety degree turn with no problem. You can adjust the air for your needs. Wasn't that expensive. Two of us installed it in about one hour. No more worries about turning. Good video. Like your check list. I have to admit, I do not use a check list. After 25 years plus of trucking, I pretty well have it down pat. But anything can happen, so probably good idea to have one. Never to cautious. Again, good video and be waiting for next one. Happy trails!!!!!!!
the biggest reason for a checklist in RVing is distractions... RVers are a friendly bunch and it's easy to chat for a bit and get off-game...
Thanks Guys great job safe travels enjoy all your videos 👍🙏🏼🙏🏼🐶
I agree with you on the pull test with land gears down. I like to raise it up slightly so it can catch if truck and 5th wheel not connected properly and not damage the truck.
Reese makes good stuff. I love their Goosebox on our 381
I got the same thing for my momentum 350g
And thanks for the checklist. I use my modified version of it every time. Saved me from doing stupid sh!te twice already.
Another awesome and super helpful video.
Good job guys!! After 30+ years of driving tractor trailers (Big Rigs), ALWAYS, ALWAYS ALWAYS do a pull (tug) test, no arguments just do it.
I agree
Good job. Even tho our trailer is not a fifth wheel, it was a very interesting watch. Thanks
This is one reason I had the Reese Goosebox installed on my 5th Wheel. For me, yes it takes a bit longer to hitch up, but I don't have a heavy hitch in the bed because I often use my truck box. I did a lot of research on hitched and when I found the switching to the Reese Goosebox will not void the trailer frame manufacturing warranty it was a no brainer.
Thank you for sharing this. We might be switching to a 5th wheel for our next rig and this will help us for when or if we do!
Pretty work, as always, guys.
Love you two💕💕💕😅😅😅😘👍🏻👍🏻Great tutorial here by the way.
Thanks!
Great video very informative, I love how you two interact with each other. Also nice pace you don’t talk too fast or worse too slow
I stumbled across you website/blog while on RVLife.com and you guys are great! We've had a fiver about three years and it was our first camper. We'd rented a couple bumper pulls and loved the trips we took with them. But found that those weren't really something my wife liked to drive...so we pulled the trigger, bought an F250 and a Jayco 31.5 BHDS. We've got a Demco autoslide since we have a shortbox truck. Man so much fun! I appreciate the guidance and info from you all...my next upgrade is a TPMS because we had a blow out on our first big vacation.
We're also looking at joining the full time crew at least for a few years when I retire...so I'll be watching for that info too! Stay safe!
Oh, and the point about a pull test...soooo true! Every time i hook up!
Welcome to our channel! 😊
I moved from the same old-style Reese to the B&W 25K with the new truck/5th wheel and prefer the B&W but one thing I dislike about both (puck installation) is they both give you a way to lock the handles once closed/rotated but then leave the cotter pins/bolts fully exposed so someone could still remove those and steal your hitch. Wish the rotated handles would cover those bolts to prevent removal. Purchased a couple of those breakaway cables using the link above; definitely nicer to use than the long straight cable.
Very informative as usual!
Great Checklist video....
Awesome video. 1 suggestion would be to clip your breakaway forward of the hitch. If it comes off driving down the road, it will have the ability to pull the release. Tailgates are so strong and have locks, and its possible it won't tear it off and emergency brake will not deploy. And if by chance when it comes off either pulls the 7 pin connector out or breaks it off. Then you have no control at all. I installed a eye bolt by the handle on my tool box to attach to.
Great video as always, I connect my safety break away cord to the handle on my tool box, you looked like you where really stretching it at that angle.
This was a great video, very informative.. especially for US newbies! Thanks.. keep bring the fun tips. Robyn
Chad, I've had my M5/20K hitch since September 2019. It's a GREAT hitch with no chucking or bucking. I also love the "ready to receive" feature.
Does ur indicator ever come off ... u know the tow/ no tow indicator...
@@jaukeshalhamilton6513, yes the plastic pivot point will fall out of where it pivots. I fixed that by making a bushing to expand the pivot fingers.
@@burtbennett yeah thanks reese sent me something to fix it.
GM, Chrysler! My take-away from this video is never get behind a 5th wheel on the highway. You both are very smart, but thinking about everyone else out there pulling one of these ... sweet, fancy Moses!
I've never done a "pull test" and have never had a problem in my class-B. :)
Thanks, we SO appreciate your safety and maintance videos. We left Fiesta Key on 2/14. It would have been nice to meet you in person. I did our pull test for the first time when we left. #41ftSolitude
Excellent job very instructive!