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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when you buy your hitch get a manual slider and then you can only unlatch it and move it back when you do have a tricky situation. I had that on my old short bed ford and it was great.
If you only plan on camping in resorts and pull through sites you will never get close to 90 degrees, unfortunatly not all of us can aford nor want to stay in resorts. heck I have to swing it to 90 degreees just to park it in my yard and I do go to campgrounds where to get in I have to crank it almost or over 90 quite often so for me the manual slider in my old truck was important, now I have a long bed so I don't have to worry about it.
I myself went from a 28 foot trailer to a 40 foot 5th and I can get the 5th wheel in places that I used to barly be able to get the trailer in because of the ability to turn it sharper, but I woulnd't chance a fixed hitch in a short box, unless it is one of the brands with the nose cone that is designed to be able to do it. having that ability to shove the slider back when you need it is priceless and a manual slider is about the same cost as a normal fixed.
If you only plan on camping in resorts and pull through sites you will never get close to 90 degrees, unfortunatly not all of us can aford nor want to stay in resorts. heck I have to swing it to 90 degreees just to park it in my yard and I do go to campgrounds where to get in I have to crank it almost or over 90 quite often so for me the manual slider in my old truck was important, now I have a long bed so I don't have to worry about it.
I myself went from a 28 foot trailer to a 40 foot 5th and I can get the 5th wheel in places that I used to barly be able to get the trailer in because of the ability to turn it sharper, but I woulnd't chance a fixed hitch in a short box, unless it is one of the brands with the nose cone that is designed to be able to do it. having that ability to shove the slider back when you need it is priceless and a manual slider is about the same cost as a normal fixed.
