13" High 5th Wheel Slider Hitch??
Just purchased our first 5th wheel. TV is a '16 Ram 3500 SRW short bed (completely stock). Pin weight is approx. 2500 lbs. Temporarily using a non-slider 5th wheel hitch that's adjusted to its lowe...
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hbillsmith wrote:If I went with a non-slider hitch this could be a possibility. The Andersen Ultimate Connection 2 (#3221) adjusts down to 12 3/8" (measured from the bed of the truck), and as high as 14 5/8". My current hitch is adjusted to its lowest 13" position. However, it's mounted to an OEM Ram picture frame adapter which is 2" above the bed of the truck (vs. ~1 1/8" for a universal rail). Gonna have to measure the overall height from the bed to the top of the hitch to see if the Andersen might work.
Check out the Andersen Ultimate.
I am concerned about some reports of the Andersen Ultimate bending the bed of the truck. Not sure if these are isolated incidents or what.
