Help with hitch decision
I just ordered a new Grand Design Reflection 318RST 5th wheel (GVWR 13,995) and plan to buy a 2016 GMC 3500 Duramax truck next. The truck has a 6.5' bed. I've spent a week reading up on hitches on...
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mtofell1 wrote:
Does anyone have a problem with just releasing a hitch from the truck (while leaving it clamped on the king pin), elevating it with the landing gear, driving the truck out and storing it hanging from the 5th wheel?
This seems to be a pretty easy way to move and store the hitch. Given the design of the 5th wheel and hitch, the static load of a couple hundred pound hitch hanging from the king pin is nothing compared to what occurs while driving. Something tells me there will be many naysayers :)
Just be sure to padlock the release handle. The issue is reinstalling it. I think you will find that you set it back on the bed and pullout to manually lift it in place to latch it down OR spend a half hour getting the truck to the right position. I say this for actually having done it a couple times. I find with the hoist I can push it around enough for final alignment to drop it in the pucks.
Chris
