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cwstanley
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Aug 06, 2018

New Superduty 5th wheel towing

okay who has 2017 or newer Ford superduty towing newer model 5th without flipping axles & etc.. I have '17 Laredo & looking at new trucks, currently have '13 350drw. I'm certainly not going through flipping axles & etc. but that bed height change certainly has me concerned. thanks

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  • The only issue I had to deal with when I got our '17 last year was with the hitch. We had the standard bed rails in our previous truck and the new Ford has the puck system. We have a Trailer Saver BD3 air ride hitch and no way am I giving it up so I had to get an adapter. I bought the Reese without doing much research since I needed it quickly. I didn't realize it would raise the height of my hitch by 3 3/8" compared to the 1 3/8" of the old bed rails (measured from the bed floor). I was able to lower the hitch about an inch and a half to it's lowest setting which helped but still sit just a bit nose high, but not enough to be a concern. My pin box is already at it's highest setting so no help there.

    Just something to consider.
  • I have 7" clearance with our setup. Trailer is pretty level.
  • Here. *waving* Went from a 2015 F350 to 2017 last fall and while we had to get a new hitch (different bed system in the new truck), we didn't have to do anything else. We have around 6" of clearance.
  • Thanks Travlingman, hoping to hear that just looks so much dang higher...
  • I have a 2017 F350 Dually pulling a Cruiser 5th wheel. Went from a 2012 F250 SRW. I was concerned when I was reading posts when I was first looking at it. But then when it was parked right next to a srw f350 I saw how much lower the dually is. I would definitely be concerned with the new srw models....
  • Went from a 2012 F-350 to a 2017 F-350. Both duallies, no issue. Running level and have 7" clearance. No axle flip.