total newb looking for advice

SoundGuy wrote:

glendale wrote:
awesome thank you guys so much. please keep them coming.

You really haven't provided much detail about your truck but if it's a shortbox then you're going to want a slider which is more costly than a hitch with a fixed head. The devil is in the details so you'd get more out of this discussion if you provided as many detailed specs about your particular truck as you can.

I disagree that a slider is =required=. My '02 D'max doesn't have one, and I can't hit the cab at full lock, right or left, going forward. ALL will hit in reverse; the slider just gives you more room before you =do= hit. Yes, some trucks might turn shorter, so the OP needs to know his minimum turn radius to be sure. A quick check is to measure the distance from the center of the pin to the corners of the FW, then measure the distance from the center of the pin slot on the hitch to the cab. If that is > than the FW's number, you won't hit in normal conditions. Yes, uneven ground can change he equation, but how often does that happen, in reality?

OP, I agree that a TT will give you the ability to tow a larger RV, but the tradeoffs in towability, storage and ease of hitching/unhitching are not equal, IMO. There are a =lot= of light-weight FWs out there now; most called "half-ton" towable. While I would only tow one with the newest half-tons, they are there. The KZ Durango 1500 line all have a GVW of 10,500 and the Jayco Eagle HT line all have a GVW of 9,950, either of which should fit your truck with ease. Just watch the cargo capacity, as some models are fairly anemic, so you may have to balance that with the floorplan.

Lyle