![]() ![]() When the Companion was engineered, the goal was to raise the bar in the 5th Wheel Hitch industry. Any product that prevents the king pin from rotating within the jaws of the Companion with a wedge or other device and moves the center of rotation to a point other than the locking jaws should not be used with the Companion. Therefore, we strongly discourage the use of our Companion 5th Wheel Hitch with one of these pin boxes. We are concerened that moving the pivot point rearward as much as 20 inches puts stress on the hitch (and the truck) that has not been widely studied. It is our opinion that this configuration creates stress loads that fall outside the normal testing done on 5th wheel hitches. This product replaces the pin box on a 5th wheel trailer and changes the pivot point from the hitch jaws to a point rearward of the hitch. ![]() We have been made aware of a product that is of special concern. Doing so will void our warranty, but more importantly, could create a safety issue. As a rule of thumb, we do not recommend any products that is used in conjuction with our mounting system that has not been manufactured and tested by B&W, even if that product states it can be used with B&W products. Because of our commitment to exceptional design and quality, we often see products on the market that refer to B&W products or state that they can be used with B&W products. At B&W, there is nothing more important to us than the safety of our customers. ![]()
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