Getting into 5th wheel.

Both will work for you, each has their own set of pro's and con's.

Pullright - heavy, not an issue for your 3500, but what options do you have for lifting it out when you need the bed of your truck? More expensive. Mechanically, seems like a better design, does require an adapter plate. Others can likely speak to the cleaning and maintenance of the pivot and track.

Sidewinder - lighter and less expensive. Works with conventional 5th wheel hitches, which are lighter and easier to remove when needed. They work, they last, the turret requires dropping and re-greasing about every 6 months (for me it did, others mileage may vary). The design and mechanical forces transmitted through the turret always bugged me. But again, they work as advertised. Requires adjustment of the "wedge" if someone else tows it, or removal and pinning to keep it from pivoting for a conventional pinbox approach.

When I purchased my Springdale, I was pulling it was a short bed 1/2 ton. I couldn't afford the weigh penalty. It saw use monthly for 2 years and 9 months, until I got my long bed truck. It is now pinned and acts as a conventional pinbox. For me, money well spent.

Hope this helps!

This is going to probably start a war here but I would suggest seriously looking at the Anderson Ultimate 5th wheel hitch.

My FIL fought for years with his reese 16K slider. After we put the Anderson in his truck he said his trailer never towed better!! Best part is that if you couple it with a B&W Gooseneck ball you have full use of the bed with no rails and the hitch weighs about 30#!!!

Chris

See the new trailer life magazine, has lots of hitches to evaluate.

TomHaycraft wrote:
Both will work for you, each has their own set of pro's and con's.

Pullright - heavy, not an issue for your 3500, but what options do you have for lifting it out when you need the bed of your truck? More expensive. Mechanically, seems like a better design, does require an adapter plate. Others can likely speak to the cleaning and maintenance of the pivot and track.


Hope this helps!

Biased towards what you chose - because it was cheaper!

Interesting when someone speaks to the "pros and cons" of something they don't have!

Yes the PR SG is heavy (that's good!). Several options to *easily* lift it out of the truck - that have been frequently posted.
(I lift mine with one finger).

More expensive than what?

"Cleaning and maintenance" are no different than any other hitch.

OP - plenty of options!
Use the search feature (current 12 months & archives) for your research.

For "keywords, enter the hitch brand name, "Pullrite SuperGlide", "SuperGlide", "Reese", "Fifth Wheel Hitches", etc.

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BTW - For credibility, he poster's opinions should be limited to what he has not what he doesn't have..:R

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5 K Nucks wrote:
Plan on getting a Jayco Eagle 26.5 RLS due to limited parking space. Now looking for a hitch to put on Dodge Ram 3500. Would like to get one that gives good turning radius such a Pullrite. or go with regular hitch and change Kingpin to Reese sidewinder. What do I need?

Take a look at the various B&W hitches. Great products and a great company to stand behind them.

Lyle

5 K Nucks wrote:
Plan on getting a Jayco Eagle 26.5 RLS due to limited parking space. Now looking for a hitch to put on Dodge Ram 3500. Would like to get one that gives good turning radius such a Pullrite. or go with regular hitch and change Kingpin to Reese sidewinder. What do I need?

These newer fivers have front caps designed for standard (some call it short) bed trucks, if that is what you have. I have a standard bed 2015 RAM 3500 with the B&W Companion. I chose this one because it fit in to the factory puck system.

I don't think you would need a slider, I don't have a problem getting to almost a 90 degree turn. I'm pulling a Montana 3790RD.

laknox wrote:

5 K Nucks wrote:
Plan on getting a Jayco Eagle 26.5 RLS due to limited parking space. Now looking for a hitch to put on Dodge Ram 3500. Would like to get one that gives good turning radius such a Pullrite. or go with regular hitch and change Kingpin to Reese sidewinder. What do I need?

Take a look at the various B&W hitches. Great products and a great company to stand behind them.

Lyle

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csamayfield55 wrote:
This is going to probably start a war here but I would suggest seriously looking at the Anderson Ultimate 5th wheel hitch.

we like ours.i don't see me ever going back to a standard hitch.

ol Bombero-JC wrote:

Biased towards what you chose - because it was cheaper!

Interesting when someone speaks to the "pros and cons" of something they don't have!

ol Bombero-JC, wasn't enough for you that I acknowledged the Pullright had the better mechanical design? And no, I didn't select the Sidewider because it was cheaper, I couldn't afford the weight penalty.

boshog wrote:

5 K Nucks wrote:
Plan on getting a Jayco Eagle 26.5 RLS due to limited parking space. Now looking for a hitch to put on Dodge Ram 3500. Would like to get one that gives good turning radius such a Pullrite. or go with regular hitch and change Kingpin to Reese sidewinder. What do I need?

These newer fivers have front caps designed for standard (some call it short) bed trucks, if that is what you have. I have a standard bed 2015 RAM 3500 with the B&W Companion. I chose this one because it fit in to the factory puck system.

I don't think you would need a slider, I don't have a problem getting to almost a 90 degree turn. I'm pulling a Montana 3790RD.

Can't beat it! B&W RVK 3600 6,250# pin and 25K towing.