My towing considerations...do they work?

is it friday yet? wrote:
I don't want to divert your topic but, I just towed with my B&W Patriot today and it was much smoother and quieter than my Reese 16K, manual slider, that I just sold. I paid $750. A non-slider would be about $100 cheaper. There are many good hitches out there. I would wait on the strong arms and see if you need them. I've never had them but our 5th wheel's have always seemed fairly steady without any additions.

2nd post with thumbs up for the Patriot hitch. In checking, both the reese and the 3200 Patriot have mostly good ratings, but the smoother and quieter issue is something I'd not considered. I will now, thanks for the input.

I don't want to divert your topic but, I just towed with my B&W Patriot today and it was much smoother and quieter than my Reese 16K, manual slider, that I just sold. I paid $750. A non-slider would be about $100 cheaper. There are many good hitches out there. I would wait on the strong arms and see if you need them. I've never had them but our 5th wheel's have always seemed fairly steady without any additions.

newman fulltimer wrote:
do yourself a big fav get a b&w patriot hitch instead you will enjoy it much better

This would be my choice for quality and price. Look at several brands before deciding, unless you have decided on the Reese only.

Jerry

bpounds wrote:
That is plenty of truck. Those trailer specs fit a 3/4T well, but a 1T even better. Yes, it is enough.

Your choice of hitch is a good one.

Personally, I would skip the JT strongarms, at least until I had camped a while in the trailer. My trailer, similar to yours, does not wiggle enough to even notice. Add them later if you feel the need.

Sounds like a good idea on the strongarms. Can be added later I guess.

is it friday yet? wrote:
Is this a long bed truck? That Reese doesn't look like a slider. Model # 30047?

Yep, long bed.

Is this a long bed truck? That Reese doesn't look like a slider. Model # 30047?

That is plenty of truck. Those trailer specs fit a 3/4T well, but a 1T even better. Yes, it is enough.

Your choice of hitch is a good one.

Personally, I would skip the JT strongarms, at least until I had camped a while in the trailer. My trailer, similar to yours, does not wiggle enough to even notice. Add them later if you feel the need.

do yourself a big fav get a b&w patriot hitch instead you will enjoy it much better