Hi, I've been on this forum for awhile but, because I own a Travel Trailer I don't come to this section very often. I have a friend that is looking at a 5th wheel camper and I was just wondering , roughly, what it would cost to put a 5th wheel plate in the bed of his pickup. I understand that there are going to be differences in prices depending on a whole bunch of factors I was just hoping someone here could give me a range of prices that I could tell him today. (On a weekend near the holidays all of out RV dealers are closed so we can not call them for a price) . Have a nice DayCaveman Charlie

By "plate" do you mean hitch?New fifth wheel hitches run from 500 to over two thousand dollars. Plus a couple hundred for custom designed mounting rails and another three hundred for installation. Depends on what he wants and how much work he does him self.

I would suggest that your friend not intall a 5th wheel hitch himself based on your comments. An installed hitch can cost from the neighborhood of $1000.00 to $3000.00 installed, depending on the choice of hitch. It is critical that it be installed correctly.

Newer model trucks may have preinstalled hitch prep packages. In that case all the buyer has to do is drop the hitch into the hitch prep holes. No installation required. The higher prices being mentioned in this thread are for high end 'slider hitches' which may be required if the truck has a short bed and the fifth wheel is an older model. Newer, meaning less than 8-10 years old fifth wheels probably don't need a slider hitch. Non slider hitches run in the $500-$1000 range, with some of the better models running around $900. If the owner buys the installation package (and hitch) himself from one of the many online retailers, the price will be a lot lower. Tweetys.com and Etrailer.com are two popular sellers.

I understand you need more info. It's a 04 GMC Denali. Yes, it's a half ton but, the 1991 Forest River Salem he is looking at has no slides and doesn't seem to weigh much more then my TT. Plus, since it's a 5th wheel with the pin in the bed of the truck which is better then on the bumper like my TT has I believe he can tow it on the local flat ground we have around here. http://www.hemmingsenrv.com/Details.cfm/750103253/1991-Forest-River-Salem/Tracy-MN/#phototabs

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agesilaus
Explorer III
Dec 27, 2014
Newer model trucks may have preinstalled hitch prep packages. In that case all the buyer has to do is drop the hitch into the hitch prep holes. No installation required.

The higher prices being mentioned in this thread are for high end 'slider hitches' which may be required if the truck has a short bed and the fifth wheel is an older model. Newer, meaning less than 8-10 years old fifth wheels probably don't need a slider hitch.

Non slider hitches run in the $500-$1000 range, with some of the better models running around $900. If the owner buys the installation package (and hitch) himself from one of the many online retailers, the price will be a lot lower. Tweetys.com and Etrailer.com are two popular sellers.
robsouth
Explorer II
Dec 27, 2014
I would suggest that your friend not intall a 5th wheel hitch himself based on your comments. An installed hitch can cost from the neighborhood of $1000.00 to $3000.00 installed, depending on the choice of hitch. It is critical that it be installed correctly.
donn0128
Explorer II
Dec 27, 2014
By "plate" do you mean hitch?
New fifth wheel hitches run from 500 to over two thousand dollars. Plus a couple hundred for custom designed mounting rails and another three hundred for installation. Depends on what he wants and how much work he does him self.

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