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Earl_E
May 04, 2016Explorer
I have several construction worker friends who have pulled both and have gone back to pull-trailers. I have had both and now a pull-trailer. We are all in the minority. Why? I'm not sure. 40 mph winds? Just went through them two weeks ago with no problems at all--through the biggest storm TX has seen in years. I can pull into any service station with pumps any direction, get my diesel and am on my way. With the fiver, no way could I get into those silly pumps that head into the store. Sure fivers have more storage--but I have as much or more with the bed of the truck. Fiver had nice high ceilings which made it feel bigger. But I always had to be looking up and worrying about getting under branches, trees, and whatever. I guess it is really up to you: my wife would take the fiver any day because of the high ceilings and "feel". I'll take the pull-trailer cause I can back it up easier, get into tighter spaces, don't have to worry about the height of the rig. With the Andersen hitch I can hook up and be on the road within two minutes of any fiver.
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