Fifth Wheel "airbag" kingpins
I have a two part question...... 1. Are the airbags on the fifth wheel hitch worth the price? 2. Does anyone know exactly why they are called or where I can find some reviews on them? Google has...
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The air bag helps with vertical motion. Chucking is fore/aft motion. If the pin box doesn't have articulation to address the fore/aft motion, an air bag pin box isn't going to make much difference with a chucking problem.
I have the same pin box as Cummins12V98 which addresses both vertical and fore/aft forces and have been very satisfied with it. On our previous 5th wheel, I used the Demco Glide Ride pin box, and it eliminated probably 85% to 90% of the chucking experienced with a solid pin box. I've towed the same model trailer with the Demco and the MorRyde pin boxes, and the Demco was markedly superior in addressing chucking.
Rusty
I have the same pin box as Cummins12V98 which addresses both vertical and fore/aft forces and have been very satisfied with it. On our previous 5th wheel, I used the Demco Glide Ride pin box, and it eliminated probably 85% to 90% of the chucking experienced with a solid pin box. I've towed the same model trailer with the Demco and the MorRyde pin boxes, and the Demco was markedly superior in addressing chucking.
Rusty
