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Rwake901
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Mar 25, 2019

Lube plate

I’m new with a fifth wheel, just picked it up on Saturday. I’m sure I’m going to have lots of questions. Should I use the lube plates they make to go between the hitch and the pin? Another question I have is how much clearance should I have between the bed rails and the fifth wheel? Thanks for everyone’s advice.
  • I see you got your truck problem figured out, what did you end up getting ?
    As far as the lube plate- yes...clearance - 6" - 8" is good
  • Just about everyone uses a lube plate. Makes life so much cleaner and easier.

    Common wisdom says you want minimum 6" between camper and bed rails. It's not an exact thing, but I know I would not want less than that.