Has Anyone Used This Configuration?
I posted this image as a joke a few days ago, but it got me to thinking more seriously. If I wanted a fifth wheel layout, but I also wanted to keep my truck bed, this towing configuration could be a ...
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DallasSteve wrote:rhagfo wrote:
Big long 5er, hitch assembly, and big TV will exceed the 65' max length in most states!
I beg to differ. In the photo it looks like the hitch adds about as much length as a typical bumper pull hitch; note where the nose of the fifth wheel overhangs the hitch. A crew cab truck is about 20 feet long. A long Bumper pull with hitch is about 40 feet. I think any normal long fifth wheel will be less than 45 feet with that wheeled hitch.
The length increase over a normal fiver setup will be the spacing from the truck rear axle to the dolly axle. In the range of 6-7 ft more.
