Help deciding on hitch
I am new to fifth wheels and looking for recommendations on hitch. We are looking at a Sierra 377flick. Hitch weight says 2445lbs. I own a 2013 ram 2500 Cummins short bed srw crew cab. I know the weig...
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IdaD wrote:
I don't have the factory prep so it was rails or gooseneck, and I like the rail setup with the Andersen better than any of the gooseneck setups I've seen (Andersen or otherwise).
The ball on the Andersen hitch has three positions so there's some adjustment there. I'm almost sure the lift and tires is going to require an axle flip on the trailer to make it work. My fifth wheel is a little bit older so probably lower than some of the newer ones, but I need to do an axle flip on mine and my truck is stock height.
Keep in mind that the further back your pin goes (referring to the Anderson adjustment), the more the weight increases in the trucks back axle and unloads the front axle. It's all physics and you can't get away from it. Less of a concern when you're within the limits, but should be more of a concern when you're going well beyond limits.
Not going to judge, but encourage you to consider the impacts. The Anderson seems to be the hot new thing that does all of these great things, but for every great thing, there is a not so great thing. Old school fifth wheel hitches put the load slightly ahead of the rear axle, but people seem to throw that idea out the window with the Anderson and don't care where the load is front to back.
