TT or 5'er? Splurge for the 5'er?
Looking for a new trailer and narrowed it down to either a TT, or a 5'er from the same manufacture. They are nearly identical, same floorplan, options etc. The 5'ers MSRP is $41600 and I can buy for...
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In my opinion a very good choice, 5th vs bumper pull.
You will love how it pulls when trucks or anything else passes, no sway just a solid ride.
On the hitching up just remember that the trailer hitch should be just low enough to force the hitch up the ramp on the hitch in the bed of the truck. In other words the truck should squat just bit when it hitches up. This will keep you from "high hitching" and a dropped trailer on the bed. Use a teflon plate on the trailer hitch instead of grease.
When you have backed into the hitch and it has latched before doing anything else put the truck in drive and let it roll forward. Don't try to pull the trailer just let the truck roll forward and it should stop if the trailer is hitched properly. Then put it in neutral and let the truck settle and then set the truck brake, put it in park and finish hitching, raising the trailer jacks, removing the chocks, etc.
Following this if the hitch didn't catch for whatever reason the truck will pull out from under the trailer and it will settle back on the front landing gear with no damage to anything. If you do the "pull test" after raising the landing gear the trailer could land in the bed causing damage. For the people who do the pull test after raising the landing gear they sell "bed savers".
I don't need one.
You will love how it pulls when trucks or anything else passes, no sway just a solid ride.
On the hitching up just remember that the trailer hitch should be just low enough to force the hitch up the ramp on the hitch in the bed of the truck. In other words the truck should squat just bit when it hitches up. This will keep you from "high hitching" and a dropped trailer on the bed. Use a teflon plate on the trailer hitch instead of grease.
When you have backed into the hitch and it has latched before doing anything else put the truck in drive and let it roll forward. Don't try to pull the trailer just let the truck roll forward and it should stop if the trailer is hitched properly. Then put it in neutral and let the truck settle and then set the truck brake, put it in park and finish hitching, raising the trailer jacks, removing the chocks, etc.
Following this if the hitch didn't catch for whatever reason the truck will pull out from under the trailer and it will settle back on the front landing gear with no damage to anything. If you do the "pull test" after raising the landing gear the trailer could land in the bed causing damage. For the people who do the pull test after raising the landing gear they sell "bed savers".
I don't need one.
