Will A Fifthwheel Work In This Driveway???

I live at a lake with a steep 8.5 to 9 degree inclined driveway transitioned off a level surface, down or up the driveway back to a level surface. I have a short bed F-350 4x4 TV with 7.5” clearance between bed rails on the truck and the 5er. The first trip down the driveway with our new 5er could have been a disaster if I had not been specifically watching the bed rail clearance. I stopped just as my rear TV wheels started down the incline. There was ZERO clearance left to maneuver with. I backed up the incline to where the roadway was level and pumped up the air bags in my Hensley air ride TS3 hitch to 80 PSI, which gave me 2 additional inches of clearance. I gently stared back down the driveway and observed just under 2” clearance at the transition point at the top of the drive. I have since been up and down my drive about 20 times (with 80 PSI in air bags) without any contact issues between 5er and TV. The extra 2” of clearance that the air bag system gave me made it possible for me to park our 5er right beside the water’s edge alongside of our home. Without the air bags I would have had to leave the 5er at the top of the driveway which would have been a really big PITA. Now we have the best possible campsite all to ourselves. The Hensley TS3 hitch is very expensive, but in my case, worth every penny, plus there is nothing like towing with an air ride hitch. Good luck.

Lakeside