TT vs. 5th wheel: ease of towing
I've been towing TT's for years. Tired of doing all the towing. I want my wife to help out on long hauls but she is not at all comfortable getting behind the wheel (see my rig in my "signature" below)...
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Cummins12V98 wrote:Dog Folks wrote:
Posting in the Fifth wheel forum will get answers slanted towards fifth wheels.
With teaching the wife to drive as you asked in another places, AND a good hitch system like a Dual Cam, the "ease" of tow" is about equal. There are advantages to both the bumper pull and the fifth wheels systems.
My wife is now diving the rig shown in my signature all the time. We have a Reese Dual Cam hitch, properly adjusted.
It's easy to say a TT tows as good as a 5er when you tow with a Dually. Too many are undersized when they tow a TT and no matter what the hitch is they will NEVER tow as well as a 5er.
You are absolutely correct. A poorly set up TT will never tow as good as 5er.
But a well set up, properly tuned bumper pull is another thing. It is just that most people do not set a bumper pull properly or have undersized tow vehicles.
You can take dually out of the equation. I have towed for years with a single tire set up. It is just now that I have a dually.
