Newbie-How hard is it to hitch & unhitch a 5th Wheel?
I am considering full timing & like the set up in a 5th wheel. How hard are they to learn to hitch & unhitch. I'm a 5'2' lady & have only towed a race car years ago. Would like your thoughts.
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kaydeejay wrote:
If you can't hitch up with the tailgate down then I suspect your hitch is too far forward in the box. Long box or short box, the hitch should position the pin over (or a fraction ahead of) the rear axle.
So, note to OP, when you get a hitch installed in your truck, make sure it's done per hitch manufacturer instructions!
Our hitch is where it's supposed to be - we used the Ford F-350-specific mounting kit. My son has a Dodge shortbed with a 5th-wheel hitch - he can't lower his tailgate when hooked to our 5er, either. It has nothing to do with the hitch placement and everything to do with how long the "nose" of the 5er is. If you walk around an RV park and really look, you'll see that 5ers have different length noses. Our Laredo has a short nose. Of course, this also means we can't access the front under-nose compartment while hooked up - so the first night we were unhooked (after having this "short-nose epiphany"), we rearranged our storage compartments to make critical tools, leveling blocks, board scraps, etc accessible no matter what.
