Backing 5th wheel vs Travel trailer
I was thinking about upgrading from a 33 TT to 5ver roughly the same size for the better towability and something new. I have read that backing up a 5th wheel is a bit more difficult then a TT. My c...
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LOFAT36 wrote:schlep1967 wrote:
The biggest difference is that the 5th wheel is slower to start turning. You'll have to pull a little further past you site before you start backing.
Hmmm, perhaps it's just me but I find it very responsive on the initial turn but slower to correct that turn than my TT.
Schlep is correct. For the same given input from the driver of the TV the pivot point off the back bumper is going to move/react a lot more than a pivot point over the top of the axle. Simple physics at work here. Can't argue with that.
