Fifth wheel hitch purchase

Chuck Steed when on vacation or a weekend getaway there are no hurries we get there when we get there. Thanks for your input.

Thanks for the info guys. As one previously stated 19.5's why not just go to a load rating f on the tires instead of spending 5000 dollars on rims plus tires?

I’d imagine any of the more popular fifth wheel hitches would be fine for you application regard8ng height and bed clearance.. and with a short bed truck I’d get a slider hitch just t9 be safe..

I drive a 2007 GMC duramax diesel club cab 4x4 short bed.. I purchased and Alpine 36 footer with advertised pin weight of 11650... I looked at the other 3 models of the Alpine on the lot and they were all 40 feet or more with pin weight advertised around 2560 and up..

Really wanted the longer fifth wheel but we got the 36 foot with 3 slides and it works with my short bed just fine. I purchased the Husky 16K slider hitch even though dealer service dept said I wouldn’t really need it.. S9 far they were right. The front nose cap radius on our Alpine is such that I’ve yet to need the slider.. it it’s their..

Wit( the length of the fifth wheel you are looking at you’d surely want to consider long bed and most likely a dually.. that much fifth wheel beh8nd a short bed truck might not be to pleasant.. especially on a 8% downgrade..

Now will your duramax pulll that 40 footer? Sure.. but.....

And some would say with my 36 footer loaded I’m over max payload. Might be.. four seasons of towing across Big Horns, SD, NV, OR, ID, WY, MT, etc and I’ve not experienced any issues..

I also two at 62 mph max and take my time...

Good luck with your hitch choice and new fifth wheel choice.

Cummins12V98 wrote:

larry barnhart wrote:
As a retired carpenter the look of the Anderson hitch in my way of thinking is this.

Like a 2x4 was used instead of a 2x6 for strength. Of course I could be incorrect.

chevman

Same trade here. I feel the same. We as Carpenters had to design things in our career to withstand the elements and loads. The size of materials are not what I would have chosen.

As a side note I am NOT a Structural Engineer but will say that every design I proposed to an Engineer was stamped for approval.

My guess is because it was over built not under built.chevman

larry barnhart wrote:
As a retired carpenter the look of the Anderson hitch in my way of thinking is this.

Like a 2x4 was used instead of a 2x6 for strength. Of course I could be incorrect.

chevman

Same trade here. I feel the same. We as Carpenters had to design things in our career to withstand the elements and loads. The size of materials are not what I would have chosen.

As a side note I am NOT a Structural Engineer but will say that every design I proposed to an Engineer was stamped for approval.

larry barnhart wrote:
As a retired carpenter the look of the Anderson hitch in my way of thinking is this.

Like a 2x4 was used instead of a 2x6 for strength. Of course I could be incorrect.

chevman

You could be right carpenter man. I spoke with my hitch guy here in Boise, Idaho who is the distributor, and he said as far as he knows there has been a couple of issues with the Anderson like this on the internet that he was aware of and that the engineers at Anderson are looking into it. Hey I believe that every American company is interested in providing safe products for the American consumer and if things happen to alert them to a possible problem, it is the good companies that will adjust and continue to strive to make a safe product. I think that is what I would like to believe about most of them

As a retired carpenter the look of the Anderson hitch in my way of thinking is this.

Like a 2x4 was used instead of a 2x6 for strength. Of course I could be incorrect.

chevman

"You are right, If I had known I would have gotten another brand, Thanks for letting me know "

You are welcome!

I really hate when companies or people are deceiving with their information!

spud1957 wrote:

2001400ex wrote:

spud1957 wrote:
So we currently have an active thread where there are pictures of an Andersen and B&W hitch that have failed miserably. Both made in the US.

Reese and Curt are both made in China but I have yet to see any posts about failures for these. Interesting.

Full disclosure: I have a Pullrite US made.

Link to the thread? I'd be curious you see that.

Here in the 5th wheel section.

Andersen Failure

I just posted from another forum an example of a
Reese potential failure

Robertw277 wrote:
I found that information in the Duramax diesel owners manual that came with the truck. States max 3000 pounds so that rating is coming with the known fact the truck has a diesel engine. In the column it's listed 6.6l v8 diesel.

GM gives your 25400 truck a 6200 RAWR that will carrying everything in the bed. A gas or diesel 2500 GM trucks rear axle can weigh in the 2900-3000 lb range leaving the truck with around 3200 lbs for a payload in the bed. RAWR is the lessor of a tire...wheel...axle...rear spring pack.
You have the truck so drop by a set of scale and weigh the trucks front and rear axles separately ...that way you will know exactly if your RAWR is overloaded or within specs.
If overloaded you can do as Cummins 98 excellent advice and go with 19.5" wheels and tires and air bags/SuperSprings or other aftermarket rear suspension help.

There is no average height for aLL 5th wheel trailers as they vary widely. Now having said that a trailer mfg may have a average height in some models.

Hitch brand just like truck brands . My brand is the best nonsense ...kinda like high school kid stuff. Curt/B&W/Reese/PullRite and others all make a good hitch for RV's

A slider ??
Many new trailers have a rounded/notched front corners that eliminate the need for a sliding hitch. A Sierra dealer or mfg can help you there.