advice on 5th wheel hitch option
We have recently moved from a TT to a 5th wheel and will need to install a 5th wheel hitch. Originally I was going going to go the cost conscience route and put in a B&W patriot manual slider that was...
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mrad wrote:4x4ord wrote:
$500 is too much for installation in my opinion. If it came out of your truck you should be able to install it yourself. Some of us with short box trucks have no use for a sliding hitch but I agree with you that if you get a slider it should be an auto slide. The auto slide hitches can be a little more difficult to hitch up. I am satisfied with my short box and B&W Companion.
What is the advantage to the companion hitch?? It did not come out of my truck but a truck of the same year and model
The Companion is a much heavier hitch but the Patriot may be heavy enough for your application. The Companion can be purchased with a base for pining to the truck bed either via B&W Turnover Ball under bed hitch or with a base designed to pin to the factory puck system. Either of these under bed systems can be easily installed but both are likely more expensive than the $500 your dealer would charge to install rails in your truck.
