5th wheel vs Bumper Pull!~ help a newbie
Been all over the East Coast pulling a tent trailer with a fs pickup- easy-peasy. The wife and I are now looking towards upgrades and retirement. Started looking at Bumper Pulls and now really le...
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We had 6 bikes on a hitch mounted bike rack on the back of our 5ver and carried a full size BBQ in the bed of the truck. I took the BBQ off its stand and set it up on a table. I like being able to store stuff in the fiver's basement and not have to unpack when we get home. We also carried 2 17 foot long canoes on the roof of our pick up which extended about 2 or 3 feet in front of the truck.
The reason the 5ver tows a little nicer has to do with the geometry of having the hitch pin slightly ahead of the rear axle vs 4 or 5 ft behind it. While towing a TT down the highway when the tow vehicle's front tires turn to the right the rear hitch swings the front of the trailer slightly to the left. As the truck moves to the right the trailer follows back.....so swaying is hard to avoid.
With a fifth wheel set up, steering the front tires of the truck initiates the front of the trailer to move in the same direction.
The reason the 5ver tows a little nicer has to do with the geometry of having the hitch pin slightly ahead of the rear axle vs 4 or 5 ft behind it. While towing a TT down the highway when the tow vehicle's front tires turn to the right the rear hitch swings the front of the trailer slightly to the left. As the truck moves to the right the trailer follows back.....so swaying is hard to avoid.
With a fifth wheel set up, steering the front tires of the truck initiates the front of the trailer to move in the same direction.
