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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ReneeG wrote:dlleno wrote:ReneeG wrote:
Well, not one of you mentioned the Hensley TrailerSaver hitches. We've had the BD3 model from the onset of getting our FW and wouldn't tow with anything else. It's an air ride hitch and easily removed. Costly? Yes, but for us well worth it.
As a prospective/hopeful new 5ver owner, this solution interests me, especially with today's factory puck hitch systems. the BD5 appears to match up to Ford and GMs puck system just as the Companion does. At the risk of thread drift I would like to know more about the hensley:
* does it eliminate the need for a mor ride or similar pinbox? We do not have an air pinbox and have an excellent ride.
* is this one really the premiere and most effective solution for the problems it is meant to address In my opinion it is. Call the company. Their support is outstanding and have a return policy if you are not satisfied.
*a BD5 that fits the RAM puck system would be nice...We have a BD3 - our FW is 14k fully loaded so the BD3 is more than adequate. The BD5 is heavier and I'm not sure it can be disassembled as easy as the BD3. Like the BD5, the BD3 has shocks, but it appears that the BD5 has them either on the front too or positioned differently. The BD3 works with the underbed puck system as that's we have.
Thanks ReneeG this is good info. I'm targeting a 16,000 lb GVW trailer for my design point, which could exceed the pin weight capacity of the BD3 if the trailer were fully loaded. without knowing where the tanks are located and how the trailer loads, I have to go by estimates and overengineer, which means that a 16,000 lb trailer could approach 4000 lbs on the pin (25%) when fully loaded. With Durb's comments on the TS3 I don't (as yet) see the point of the BD5, except the convenience of direct fit to the pucks without adapters.
All that aside your experience with your Bighorn 3055 is a good reference point for which I am grateful. I do like the ability to remove the BD3 without using the trailer itself as a hoist :-)
