Andersen Fifth Wheel Hitch Conversion
After reading the 12 page discussion, "So light a child can remove it from the truck," I decided "that's for me." The problem is I have a standard hitch that uses rails, not the goose neck hitch being...
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Road Runners wrote:
Do they make a conversion to convert the fiver hitch pin to a ball hitch? Looks to me that, that ball hitch would be extremely difficult to hitch your fiver too. You would have to get the ball maneuvered just right to line up with the ball and then climb in the bed of the truck to lock the hitch.
Very easy to line up and can be off a little in any direction and still drop on to the ball. Since the ball is raised and visible out the back window this makes it easier than a traditional GN or TT to get lined up. And no you don't have to crawl into the bed to latch. The coupler has a long cable that you attach the locking T-handle to the underside of the 5er or in my case the pinbox.
If you run safety chains then yes you'll likely have to crawl into the bed. The lightweight of the hitch and ease of installing/removing from the bed however far outweigh the safety chain aspect IMO.
