How much should I expect to pay for a 5th wheel hitch?

Blanco1 wrote:

jerem0621 wrote:
$200-300 used from Craigslist. (All day long btw)

No way on earth I would pay $1,000.00 for a fiver hitch.

Thanks!

Jeremiah

There's a thought, I just called Eckhart & was $1600.00 installed.

Torklift told me $1,600.00-to $2,600.00.

Ouch!

Torklift told around $500-600.00 just to install.

That is very expensive. I would be inclined to purchase a custom fifth wheel rail kit for your Truck and do the install myself. ETrailer.com has videos of the installs and generally they are not to bad looking.

As far as craigslist goes, I saw An Andersen Ultimate hitch for only $200 ish on there the other day. I see Reese and Curt all the time for cheap. Heck, I see B&W hitches on there from time to time for very affordable prices.

I do understand the chucking issue and trying to solve the problem. And I understand needing the pieces in a timely manner. Sometimes you just can’t wait for a deal.

Thanks!

Jeremiah

jerem0621 wrote:
$200-300 used from Craigslist. (All day long btw)

No way on earth I would pay $1,000.00 for a fiver hitch.

Thanks!

Jeremiah

There's a thought, I just called Eckhart & was $1600.00 installed.

Torklift told me $1,600.00-to $2,600.00.

Ouch!

Torklift told around $500-600.00 just to install.

B&W Trailer Hitches RVK3600 Fifth Wheel Hitch AMAZON $1,205

If the trailer you want is a chucking or bouncing nightmare you might find the cost of the hitch to be inconsequential. Sometimes the hitch has to serve as a remedy and the price goes up, a lot.

Rails are installed perpendicular to the pickup bed, but the hitch goes lengthwise. I just got an Andersen hitch and so far have been very impressed with the performance.

bucky wrote:
A slide on a 5er hitch is fore and aft, not side to side.

Really? Shows what I know about sliders. The store displays always show them with the rails side to side.

A slide on a 5er hitch is fore and aft, not side to side.

He says he has a dually which means a 3500. Still, your point is well made.

$200-300 used from Craigslist. (All day long btw)

No way on earth I would pay $1,000.00 for a fiver hitch.

Thanks!

Jeremiah

Blanco1 wrote:
I'm actually thinking of maybe buying a new 5th wheel trailer or one just a couple years old.

Be very careful to pay close attention to the payload capacity of your truck. For most cases that is the limiting factor not the towing capability. The pin weight will be roughly 20 percent of the fifth wheel's weight, then you have to add the hitch weight (and rails) and the weight of every single thing carried in the truck. Cargo, passengers, pets ect.