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Originally Posted by Stircrazy
I have seen it done quite a bit, comes out easy , but going back in you just have to set it on the bed and realease it and fiddle around to get it off the 5th. then manualy lift it around to remount it. I just doing like the idea of leaving a 1000 buck hitch out where anyone can steel it or if something broke it could fall and possibly hurt some one.
Steve
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My opinion runs contrary to most expressed here. I have hung my hitch by the 5th wheel pin on numerous occasions and for a variety of reasons - never had a problem with the puck alignment when coming out. See:
https://www.keystoneforums.com/forum...p?albumid=1112
As Steve points out in the quote above, when re-installing just get it close, gently lower the hitch onto the bed, release the 5th wheel pin, pull forward a bit, align the pucks and lock the hitch down, and you are all set. Easy to do.
Most of the "expert opinions" from the etrailer sales staff are focused on the liability of the hanging weight. I wouldn't expect anything else from a manufacturer or supplier. I probably wouldn't hang my hitch in a public place, but I've had no problems hanging my
locked hitch inside my fenced and locked back yard at the house.
Damage the hitch or jaws? When towing I have 3000# bouncing, yanking, and pulling on that hitch, the jaws, the pin, the pin box, and the trailer frame. If it won't take 200# hanging motionless while sitting in my back yard, then I need a different hitch.
As I pointed out, just my opinion based on my experience of actually doing this...