gooseneck vs fifth wheel hitch
I don't know if this has been posted before but here it is: We're in the process of buying a Montana 325rl and I will have to equip my pickup truck with a hitch. I'm debating on what to buy.....Wha...
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Me Again wrote:Cummins12V98 wrote:
The point I am making is the base just sits on the sheet metal of the bed and WILL deflect it when the fore and aft forces of a large 5er are applied. By direct connecting the base to the pucks it would be an improvement in design IMHO.
That "might" have attracted my interest in the hitch. Time they throw out the king pin mount and add the puck latches weight would not change that much.
Still would have the landing gear workout to hump over the ball, however. Chris
I think you were the one a few years ago that pointed out bed deflection with the B&W 18K old style Companion towing heavy. I thought you were nit picking until I looked at the bent base plate sides of the hitch and the dents in the bed. I then contacted B&W with pics and they sent a whole new base with spacer strips so the base would press down on the bed cross rails. The new design 20K Companion has fixed those issues.
