Towing a 5er With A Semi?
Hey guys. I am officially the new owner of a 5th wheel! It was a completely spur of the moment thing. Walked onto the lot, the extremely fast talking salesman showed us a 5er that was very well priced, the dealership worked with us excellently, and we bought it!
Now on to the question: The short version is I don't have a truck to bring it home with. If you wish to know the long version, read on. If not, skip the next paragraph.
As part of the negotiations, the dealership offered me a package deal of installing a 5th wheel hitch and brake controller onto my F-350. This is all fine and dandy but my trucks in the shop being worked on at the moment. So they offered to store the camper, free of charge, til the end of the year. This is also fine and dandy but me and the honey have a big camping trip planned in a few weeks and we would love to take the new camper! Now that your caught up:
My uncle is a truck driver and owns his own company. Im sure for the price of fuel, he could go get it for me. I read online the kingpins are the same size BUT at different heights (i.e. a 5th wheel camper is taller than a semi trailer). So how much of this is true? Can someone give me a measurement of how tall their campers kingpin is maybe?
Thanks guys!
Now on to the question: The short version is I don't have a truck to bring it home with. If you wish to know the long version, read on. If not, skip the next paragraph.
As part of the negotiations, the dealership offered me a package deal of installing a 5th wheel hitch and brake controller onto my F-350. This is all fine and dandy but my trucks in the shop being worked on at the moment. So they offered to store the camper, free of charge, til the end of the year. This is also fine and dandy but me and the honey have a big camping trip planned in a few weeks and we would love to take the new camper! Now that your caught up:
My uncle is a truck driver and owns his own company. Im sure for the price of fuel, he could go get it for me. I read online the kingpins are the same size BUT at different heights (i.e. a 5th wheel camper is taller than a semi trailer). So how much of this is true? Can someone give me a measurement of how tall their campers kingpin is maybe?
Thanks guys!
