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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Bird Freak wrote:rhagfo wrote:How is this an extension of the frame when it hooks to a hitch ball? I am very aware of the pintle hook as I pulled them when I had my rig. Other than one having a hook and the other a ball hitch they are basically the same set up.Bird Freak wrote:
This is the same set up used on tractor trailers pulling doubles for years. I don't like it on campers because it removes all weight from drive axle.
Well not entirely true, this device is an extension the TV frame, while some of the doubles/triples use that type most use a pintel connected tow dolly, which makes it nearly impossible to back up.
These dollies do NOT hook to a ball hitch. They use the normal center receiver of the truck's hitch to slide in a male tube. Some use chain attachments to the frame and some actually have 2 other receiver tubes attached to the frame rails on the truck. Either way, you have 3 attachment points that are NOT ball "hitches". Also, most of the dollies I've seen could either be configured for a GN or FW attachment.
Lyle
