Air Ride Pin Box vs Air Ride 5th Wheel Hitch
Which would you buy and why? Air Ride King Pin Box (such as the Ultra-Fab TrailAir) or Air Ride 5th wheel hitch (such as the Trailer Saver)? Obviously, if you were going to tow multiple 5ers with ...
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I started with a fixed hitch, then the trailair hitch, then added the triglide under the trailair.
With the fixed hitch every time I hit the brakes, the rear of the truck would dive, you could feel it in the driver seat, the opposite of the normal nosedive when you hit the brakes empty. The trailer tended to rock front to rear as the road had its ups and downs. This rocking motion made the rear of the truck move up and down up to about 6 inches at the tailgate.
The trailair hitch reduced the taildive on braking, as you can see the shock compress when you hit the brakes and not feel the headrest and seatback dropping out behind you. The rocking of the trailer was also reduced by the shock / airbag movement, the bad areas are now closer to 2-3 inches. The front to rear chucking is more noticeable now, as the other motions from the trailer are far less.
Adding the triglide to the trailair there is a new chucking on only on stopping. The last few mph on a hard stop makes the triglide hit the stops, and most times when taking off from a stop it also clunks the rest stop before settling down. Almost all bumps no matter which way are now mostly absorbed by the hitch. Only the worst bumps are still transmitted to the truck - hard enough to complain about.
Between the air suspension on the truck (r4tech), the trailair/triglide hitch, and the centerpoint on the trailer - grade crossings you literally don't feel the trailer cross the tracks.
With the fixed hitch every time I hit the brakes, the rear of the truck would dive, you could feel it in the driver seat, the opposite of the normal nosedive when you hit the brakes empty. The trailer tended to rock front to rear as the road had its ups and downs. This rocking motion made the rear of the truck move up and down up to about 6 inches at the tailgate.
The trailair hitch reduced the taildive on braking, as you can see the shock compress when you hit the brakes and not feel the headrest and seatback dropping out behind you. The rocking of the trailer was also reduced by the shock / airbag movement, the bad areas are now closer to 2-3 inches. The front to rear chucking is more noticeable now, as the other motions from the trailer are far less.
Adding the triglide to the trailair there is a new chucking on only on stopping. The last few mph on a hard stop makes the triglide hit the stops, and most times when taking off from a stop it also clunks the rest stop before settling down. Almost all bumps no matter which way are now mostly absorbed by the hitch. Only the worst bumps are still transmitted to the truck - hard enough to complain about.
Between the air suspension on the truck (r4tech), the trailair/triglide hitch, and the centerpoint on the trailer - grade crossings you literally don't feel the trailer cross the tracks.
