School me on 5th wheel hitches please
Hi all. We have been travel trailer campers for several years and have worked ourselves up to our current trailer which is a triple slide, 36ft long very comfortable mobile suite. However, we have d...
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If the fifth wheel has a Sidewinder or Revolution pin box that moves the pivot point back under the trailer, then a simple fixed FW hitch is all you need. There are several advantages to this short bed solution, the trailer will track and back more like the TT you are familiar with. Otherwise, fifth wheels cut inside the tow vehicle more than a TT when turning. Also, other solutions have the risk that the back of the pin box can hit the inside of the truck bed rails on sharp turns.
Your truck probably doesn't have a floor mounted goose neck ball already. If that is correct, I wouldn't get a solution that requires such, like a GN extender or even the Reese Goosebox. While you may be very experienced at blind hook ups, there is an advantage in having the connection point 14" to 18" above the truck bed floor so it is easily visible from the drivers seat. So all normal fifth wheel hitches or the Andersen Ultimate have elevated connections.
An air ride or cushion hitch or pin box is your choice (even the Sidewinder has this option). Probably not needed for the pin weight your going to carry and pull with a gas F250.
Your truck probably doesn't have a floor mounted goose neck ball already. If that is correct, I wouldn't get a solution that requires such, like a GN extender or even the Reese Goosebox. While you may be very experienced at blind hook ups, there is an advantage in having the connection point 14" to 18" above the truck bed floor so it is easily visible from the drivers seat. So all normal fifth wheel hitches or the Andersen Ultimate have elevated connections.
An air ride or cushion hitch or pin box is your choice (even the Sidewinder has this option). Probably not needed for the pin weight your going to carry and pull with a gas F250.
