Towing Information

Pulling a 5th wheel trailer is like driving a semi pulling a trailer. When going around bends in the road you go to the center line and turn because the rear end of the 5er will turn short if you don't. When making turns you have to turn wide as the 5er will turn short. It doesn't follow the truck's tracks. When backing look at the wheels of the trailer not the rear end of the trailer, to see where the trailer is going. 5ers don't react as fast as a TT. When backing into a spot it's handy to have a spotter whom you trust. You can use hand signals or portable radios or phones. Don't let your attention wander when getting into a sight. Be aware of your surroundings and that's up as well as the sides. Do your homework on what the GVWR is on your truck not what it can pull. That's the load it can take after you have everything in the truck that you're going to travel with. Gear, people, fuel, hitch,elephants, etc. If you can, get the truck weighed with all that in the truck and then subtract that from the GVWR and that tells you how much weight you can put onto the truck, namely the weight of the king pin when the 5er is loaded.