Short bed or long bed?
I'm looking at a 2014 Dodge Ram 3500 non dully with a 6.4 ft bed to tow a 2013 5th wheel Keystone cougar 327 RES. Do I need the long bed? What do I loose if I have the short bed? My previous exp...
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The problem with a long bed truck is if it's mounted on a crew cab chassis. At 22' long, maneuvering such a long wheelbase vehicle is very slow and awkward.
I tow with a F250 crew cab with 6.5' box, and it's certainly long enough of a vehicle for me. I had my 24' boat in my driveway this weekend, and the whole rig was about 50' long.
Most of the time, I still take up two parking places as I'm too lazy to go forward and reverse 5-6 times to get it straight.
My SWB crew cab is long enough for me. Trick is buying a fifth wheel trailer that is designed for SWB vehicles. Most of the new designs will turn 77 degrees.
I tow with a F250 crew cab with 6.5' box, and it's certainly long enough of a vehicle for me. I had my 24' boat in my driveway this weekend, and the whole rig was about 50' long.
Most of the time, I still take up two parking places as I'm too lazy to go forward and reverse 5-6 times to get it straight.
My SWB crew cab is long enough for me. Trick is buying a fifth wheel trailer that is designed for SWB vehicles. Most of the new designs will turn 77 degrees.
