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Retired_Sailor
Explorer
Aug 18, 2015

Is a long bed a requirement for pulling a 5th wheel?

Looks like we're going to switch to a 5th wheel so I need to buy a truck. Do I need a long (8') bed or will a short (6'4") bed be sufficient. Im not worried about other cargo and the short bed would b...
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broark01
Explorer II
Aug 19, 2015
Had 2 SRW short beds and like many above, hardly ever used the slider. They were fine for most 8-10 hour tows. Now have evolved to a long bed DRW to head out west and cover thousands of miles. It definitely handles better with the 5th than the short beds did but the short beds did fine.

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