How important is 90 degree turning?
We are looking at going to a 5th wheel from a TT. I keep hearing people talking about being able to turn 90 degrees. I really want to do with the standard B&W hitch in my F-350 with the 6'11" bed. ...
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Most don't break out their back window at 90 degrees. It happens closer to the 45 degree area when the corner of the trailer is pointed at the truck and the trailer is going up a slope. I use an auto slider. Yes, it was comparatively expensive at the time of purchase. But I can tell you this. Just this summer I saw two different trucks at campgrounds with broken windows and bent cabs. Both had manual slider hitches that they didn't think they needed to move to back in.
A Pullrite Superglide puck mount (16K) cost around $1800.
A non sliding hitch costs $600 to $800. A new back window and straightening the cab will run you around $3,000. And then you will spend the $1800 for the auto slider.
As you can see spending the money up front is actually cheap insurance. Granted you do already have the B&W. So you are a little bit ahead on the costs. Sell that on FB Market place.
A Pullrite Superglide puck mount (16K) cost around $1800.
A non sliding hitch costs $600 to $800. A new back window and straightening the cab will run you around $3,000. And then you will spend the $1800 for the auto slider.
As you can see spending the money up front is actually cheap insurance. Granted you do already have the B&W. So you are a little bit ahead on the costs. Sell that on FB Market place.
