ACZL wrote:
Thanks for all the replies!!!! My buddy's dealer was trying to sell him a slider hitch and rails. From what I've seen after posting my 1st post on this, it seems that Reese designed the factory hitch for Ford thus trying to ensure "exclusivebility" and therefore markets a rail system for other brands to fit their system.
I think you may be reading more into the Reese/Ford relationship. Reese wasn't looking for "exclusivity" by designing the Puck system, rather I think Ford went to them to get a clean 5th hitch design. If Reese was trying to make it exclusive, they wouldn't have left the architecture open for B&W or the others to adapt into the Reese base installed under the bed of the truck.
ACZL wrote:
Being a semi driver, he's familiar with getting too close to cab in tight turns VS pushing it while turning. Will pass along info.
You know, my friend is a professional semi driver, and I'm sure he is proficient in his job, but he is one of the worst 5th wheel drivers I have ever known :) Not trying to stereotype, but semi-drivers don't have to tolerate trailers coming in the back window or wide swings on the tail because the 5th wheel axles are near the center of the trailer. He has dropped his trailer twice, ripped the back clip off pulling through a fence, even hit the side of his storage building pulling out and ripped open the roof. Like I said, I'm sure he drives his tractor trailer fine :)