2013 ram3500 fifth wheel hitch

eTrailer has a Reese unit RP30154 ,picture frame adapter also. The Reese Products site has the installation instructions in PDF down load able.
MikeH

Hi I just put in a B&w companion in my truck because I already have a gooseneck trailer that I pull too ! I really like this hitch and I can remove in mins !! Best part it's made in the USA!!!

My situation is similar - I couldn't find one that had a factory prep either. I elected to install the standard rails and a new Curt 20K although I could have used my old hitch. I don't want the gooseneck hidden hitch, and my new truck is a long bed so I decided to go with a new "fixed position" hitch.
Your plan to use your existing hitch will work if your super slide use the standard rails - just install your old rails using the custom bracket kit that Curt sells and transfer the old hitch. I couldn't find any other manufacturer that has a "custom kit" for the Ram 3500 yet, although several were "working on it". I checked with Pullrite, Reese, Husky and others. I don't want to use a "universal" kit and have to drill holes in my frame. The Curt is a "no drill" bracket kit. Etrailer.com has the kit for $140.
Save your $2K and use your old hitch until you're ready to upgrade if you don't mind the rails in the bed of the truck. The rails don't bother me - I pull the hitch out and use them for tie-down points!

I didn't catch this thread before I posted a new one. Pulling the trigger on an '13 3500 4x4. Dealer listed a line of "RAM" branded hitches along with the prep kit. None of the trucks I have found have the prep kit installed yet. My current rig is a F250 with a 16k super glide. I was hoping I could use it until I needed to up grade. Dealer said they could install the prep kit and hitch for about 2k.
MikeH

Hiking Hunter wrote:

sidney wrote:
Do you have the Curt part # for the bracket kit?

Curt "no drill" bracket kit for the 2013 3500 = p/n 16426

Thanks

sidney wrote:
Do you have the Curt part # for the bracket kit?

Curt "no drill" bracket kit for the 2013 3500 = p/n 16426

Dwight205 wrote:
I bought a 2012 3500 duelly,crew cab 4x4, I used the same brackets that were on my 2003 2500 4x4. The one in the rear is a step brkt,the bed support requires a 1 inch hole and a sleave.

I used the same brackets from a 2010 Ram 3500 dually to the 2012 dually I had, (brand new bolts of course), but the 2013 Ram has a whole new frame, thus the reason that it was a little harder to use the same bracketing that one may have used on a 2012, wouldn't work on the 2013....but I'm talking 2013 3500 Dually's.

I bought a 2012 3500 duelly,crew cab 4x4, I used the same brackets that were on my 2003 2500 4x4. The one in the rear is a step brkt,the bed support requires a 1 inch hole and a sleave.

I have the Reese 20K Signature hitch and the picture frame adapter. My hitch also disassembles in two pieces and I can remove everything from the bed of my truck also, but he picture frame adapter is a little heavy.

whsk wrote:
if you have the prep package-get with dealer parts dept and be persistent-I was and got picture frame ups from 200 miles away-whsk

I don't have the factory 5th wheel prep package. I was looking for the rail kit part # info to pass on to my dealer so he could help others looking to install their existing hitch into the new 3500's without using the B&W goose neck kit.

I have a Reese R16K slider I wanted to install in the new truck.

The dealer installed a B&W GNRK1314 mounting kit:

http://www.turnoverball.com/kit/gnrk1314



and provided the Curt X5 5th wheel rail adapter at no charge:

http://www.curtmfg.com/part/16210




The Curt X5 drops right into B&W goose neck hole and locks with the B&W turnover ball pin. My R16K installs easily onto the Curt rails.

The R16K disassembles easily into 2 pieces. Each component is light enough for one person to handle... making it very easy to remove the entire hitch assembly... allowing me to have an empty bed.
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