Holy Moly the new trucks are TALL
:( So my beloved brother offered to lend me his 2012 F350 to haul our new to us 2008 Fleetwood Regal from Red Deer, Alberta to Osoyoos, BC. Today we tried to hook it up to his Reese hitch and we were ...
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I have a 2014 2500 Ram 4X4 and my 2016 Keystone 5th wheel slid over it with better clearance than I expected - 7-8". It seems the 5th wheel manufacturers are catching up with the ridiculous heights of the new trucks. My wife is 5'1" and I can barely see her head bobbing as she walks beside my truck. A decade ago trucks this tall were for guys wearing backwards baseball caps with big knobby tires.
Overall, here's what you need to know:
Old truck + newer 5th = miles of clearance
New truck + newer 5th = should be okay but measure twice and buy once
New truck + older 5th = likely to run into trouble
I've seen several newer trucks and older 5ths rolling down the road with the trailer pointing at the sky.
Overall, here's what you need to know:
Old truck + newer 5th = miles of clearance
New truck + newer 5th = should be okay but measure twice and buy once
New truck + older 5th = likely to run into trouble
I've seen several newer trucks and older 5ths rolling down the road with the trailer pointing at the sky.
