EAZ LIFT TPE 10" Premium Fifth Wheel Lube Plate, Red w/PTFE (44668)
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Sure. Simply enlarge the hole to make it looser (for easier removal) and place the pin over the hitch without making contact with the fifth wheel. Place the plate on the hitch and lower the pin through the hole in the plate to apply some pressure. Return to the final few inches for lock-in. You've got to get up if you want to get somewhere. It takes a little longer and has a few more jump outs, but it can be reused for the next trailer.
Because I have a 10" and will be replacing it with a 12" due to some rubbing on the outside of the 10, I recommend a 12".
not graphite, but a type of plastic
A previous response to a material question stated "a type of plastic." If the material is ABS, that is a question for the manufacturer.
Selected User Reviews For EAZ LIFT TPE 10" Premium Fifth Wheel Lube Plate, Red w/PTFE (44668)
It's no longer necessary to grease your king pin or 5th wheel hitch. Our hitch has to be taken out of the back of the truck on a regular basis. When there was grease on it in the past, we always seemed to get grease on ourselves. All of that is no longer an issue now that we have this lube plate! We tow a 35-foot fifth wheel. After a year in the RV, the wheel lube plate shows no signs of wear except for some minor warping of the plastic. This has no bearing on how the plate is used. It's flat once you've attached the RV. It does not move or fall off and remains in place. We didn't clean the old grease off our hitch before putting this plate on, and it still works perfectly. We could have gotten away with the 10" version, but the 12" was a better price, and we decided that a few inches of extra protrusion was worth the extra money. You'll be glad you upgraded!.
These items are fantastic! I go through two of them. In a year, there will be three of them. It's not because the product is poor. The product is great because you don't have to grease your fifth wheel, but I have a bad habit of not aligning the pin perfectly and busting one of these. The product is well-made, with a thick material that will withstand years of 'proper' use. Not if you hit it with a ten-thousand-pound truck, as I frequently do. I keep buying these even if I break them because they save me so much time and mess compared to using grease.
This year, we upgraded from a bumper pull trailer to a 5th wheel. After a few trips, I realized I needed to lubricate the connection because the hitch's paint was becoming quite rough. It's a good thing I found this because grease would have been a disaster. Grease would get everywhere if I left the hitch in the truck for the entire summer. The only disadvantage is that it falls off every time I unhook the trailer. It's not a big deal because it's simple to reconnect after it's been removed. We've towed it about 20 times so far, and it appears to be in good shape. I will definitely purchase again if the need arises.
The plate works well in providing a slick surface for my 5th wheel hitch to move around on without getting stuck. There is no need to grease the plate any longer. The lube plate is secured to the 5th wheel hitch pin and will remain in place while I connect the truck. The lube plate, however, will fall off the pin after a few miles of pulling the 5th wheel and unhitching the truck. I can't get the plate to stay on the pin if I try to press it back on. It appears that the center hole has widened during travel. The hole has returned to normal size when I replace the plate the next day (or several days depending on where we are), and the plate will stay on the pin while I hitch the truck to the 5th wheel. I'm not sure if this is typical of hitch plates, but it caught me off guard the first time it happened. In the end, it was a wise investment.
We have a different trailer that pivots from the truck side, and it works perfectly. Make certain the hitch is grease-free. I chose a slider because my bed RAM is limited. br>br>Because the wedge in place at the hitch prevents it from being placed on the king pin, my previous 5th wheel pivoted at the trailer, not the tow point, this did not fit. Oh well. If you have a wedge to lock your fifth wheel to your tow vehicle, don't buy it.
It accomplishes the task at hand. It no longer stays on the king pin after a few uses. When I try to connect my fifth wheel to my truck, it keeps shipping off. It will fall off with the tiniest bump. I switched to a similar curt item and have had no problems with it slipping off.
The fact that it contains PTFE appealed to me, and I assumed it would last indefinitely. This disk would fall into my truck bed after two months when I unhitch. When hitching up, I'd have to get the kingpin as close to the hitch as possible, then climb into the bed and wedge this onto the kingpin, backup, and lock it in. I'll give it another shot.
I didn't want metal on metal contact with the king pin area with our current 5th wheel hitch setup, and I didn't want to use grease because it's a pain to work with. The Camco Lube Plate is ideal for resolving both of the aforementioned issues. I expect this plate to last a few years, but at the price, I wouldn't be too disappointed if something went wrong with it.