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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Thank you all for your comments and advice. Since reaching out for help, I have done more research using links provided and now I feel a little more informed. Now what I would like to find out is the pros and cons of the different types of connections in use such as the slide bar, double jaw, single jaw, king pin adapter, rotating pin box, and the use of a lube plate or not.
In my first post, I mentioned about a pin box adapter a salesman was trying to explain to me. I now feel that what he was talking about was an Anderson hitch which uses an adapter on the king pin which changes it to a ball mount which then couples with a ball mounted on a stand in the back of the PU bed. Now that I know a little more, it seems like that type of hitch would negate the benefits of a conventional hitch. In my mind, a conventional would give more support because of a much larger contact area between truck and trailer, basically two flat plates sitting on each other making the trucks suspension more a part of controlling the overall ride.
Again I thank all for the suggestions but I hope this discussion doesn't turn into "my hitch is better then yours". I am looking for basic information about the different types of hitches and the pros and cons of each type. Brand names are ok as long as the type of connection is mentioned and it's benefits explained.
By the way, we are looking at new 5th wheels and it seems that all have the pivoting pin box so it looks like a slider type hitch won't be necessary for my short box. Please keep the comments coming. Thank you.
In my first post, I mentioned about a pin box adapter a salesman was trying to explain to me. I now feel that what he was talking about was an Anderson hitch which uses an adapter on the king pin which changes it to a ball mount which then couples with a ball mounted on a stand in the back of the PU bed. Now that I know a little more, it seems like that type of hitch would negate the benefits of a conventional hitch. In my mind, a conventional would give more support because of a much larger contact area between truck and trailer, basically two flat plates sitting on each other making the trucks suspension more a part of controlling the overall ride.
Again I thank all for the suggestions but I hope this discussion doesn't turn into "my hitch is better then yours". I am looking for basic information about the different types of hitches and the pros and cons of each type. Brand names are ok as long as the type of connection is mentioned and it's benefits explained.
By the way, we are looking at new 5th wheels and it seems that all have the pivoting pin box so it looks like a slider type hitch won't be necessary for my short box. Please keep the comments coming. Thank you.
