Am I There Yet?

After full timing for 6 ½ years Frank Bailey has figured out how to efficiently line up his 5th wheel when hitching up.

First he painted about a 3 inch stripe on the top of his king pin arm. Then he painted a matching stripe on his 5th wheel hitch. He uses his back up camera to line up the two stripes and he is right on target every time. Here is the king pin view angle. Frank especially needs this because he can’t just look over his shoulder to see the location of his king pin. You can also do this if you are using a pick-up truck. Another trick some 5th wheel owners use is to paint the jaws of the 5th wheel hitch white so when they do a visual inspection they can clearly see that the hitch is engaged and locked properly around the king pin.