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texasvet
Explorer
Sep 05, 2014

Longbed tailgate will hit camper when hitching

I have been searching the forums and cannot find assistance with regards to a longbed truck. I went from a sb truck to a lb truck and have the Reese Elite Pro 20k hitch. When I am hitching my camper...
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RAS43
Explorer III
Sep 05, 2014
Lantley wrote:
MARKW8 wrote:
There are a few models that don't have enough overhang for a longbed with the gate down. A recent issue of Trailer Life had one by Winnebego.

That is a very poor design. It would be a dealbreaker for me


X2 Last year I saw a couple dealing with this issue and it was not pretty. Man was backing up and then the woman had to raise the tailgate so it missed hitting the trailer. An accident waiting to happen!

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