After 10 years of very successful towing our 5th wheel with a short bed truck with a Pullrite slider hitch we are getting a full bed and staying with Pullrite but not their slider it will be a Super 5th 20K.Couple questions will my backing up be different with this setup? And please tell me that with a full bed there is much less chance of hitting the cab on a severe jack knife that with the short bed.And information will be appreciated.Merry Christmas!

99.5% of setups will be just fine. The other .5% is anybodies guess.

Much less worry about hitting the cab.

I have a long bed and there is a lot of room between the cab and front of 5er. Would have to jacknife well over 90 to hit. And no reason to ever do that. I had a Pullrite Super 5th 16k and really liked it. If they had had one at the time I bought the 2012 F350 to fit the factory hitch prep I would have bought another.

Ditto on the above. I have a long bed and the Pullrite and never came close to hitting the fiver nose.

Just curious why are you switching to a LB?I agree it makes it easier towing but not as good as a driver once you're parked.

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Cummins12V98
Explorer III
Dec 18, 2015
goducks10 wrote:
Cummins12V98 wrote:
Short bed won't allow for such a nice BIG 30" front to back tool box. Along with a really nice hitch.

Nice setup. I have the Patriot and am looking at getting a box similar to yours.
I have a Ram 2500 CC LB 4x4. I just look at it as a fun challenge for parking rather than a hindrance. I came from an F150 CC 5.5" box so I skipped the 6.5" box. I just park a little further away at Safeways or other big stores. Not really that big a deal. Biggest draw back is when backing in, in tight situations where the front of the truck is swinging around. I have the wife spot the front right since I can't see anything over there. Other than that I wouldn't say I'd never have a SB. I just like all the extra room between the 5th hitch and cab as well as the 8' bed length for trips to Home Depot.
If I were to go to a TT again and different truck I'd probably go SB.

I was lucky and found my box on CL for $300. New they are North of $1,000 but worth every penny.
Cummins12V98
Explorer III
Dec 18, 2015
We gave to carry enough tools to help out our fellow Ford rvers with cab removal. ;)
Cummins12V98
Explorer III
Dec 18, 2015
Me Again wrote:
Cummins12V98 wrote:
Short bed won't allow for such a nice BIG 30" front to back tool box. Along with a really nice hitch.

I got two boxes and a B&W in a short bed. BTW Ron, I have a line on another V-Box like the rear one in my truck. Chris

You win the toolbox contest hands down on a SB Truck!
RustyJC
Explorer
Dec 18, 2015
Cummins12V98 wrote:
We have to carry enough tools to help out our fellow Ford rvers with cab removal. ;)

And then there's always the Ford heated tailgate option (actually, I believe it was standard equipment on the 6.ohno's).... :S :W

Rusty

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