short bed - sliding hitch vs sidewinder?
Newbie to 5th wheel arena. I'm in the throes of figuring out my next rig. I'm planning to go with a short bed "half-ton" (nay-sayers, please hold your tongue this time...already hashed that out ...
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N-Trouble wrote:sfpcservice wrote:
The sidewinder in my opinion turns your truck back into a bumper pull by moving the pivot point behid the rear axle.
No, moving the pivot point back doesn't affect how the load is distributed. Weight is still over the TV axles so its still going to tow like any other 5er in that regard.
How does the physics of this really work?
yes the weight is still over the axle, but an arm is locked to hitch that extends reward.
So, any side, load such a semi pushing on the side of trailer would generate leverage on this arm...thus twisting around the hitch. So yes similar to a bumper pull...but with a shorter arm.
