Will fifth wheel front hit truck back window?
Hi. This question applies to anyone with a 2008 or newer Canadian built Citation Supreme or Corsair Excella 5th wheel. These units have a rounded front and not a flat front. I have a Dodge Ram with a ...
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JIMNLIN wrote:allen8106 wrote:.
If you go far enough yes, regardless of 5th wheel or truck.
Certainly not true.
OP; Much depends on any combos particulars....
hitch location
how much the trailers front corners are rounded/notched...
how long is the trailers pin box....
all can be players in cab to front corner clearances.
Not absolutely true, but I would venture 99% of short bed pickup trucks with non-sliding 5 wheel style hitches. Unless your pin is more than 49 inches away from the cab, it is going to hit in a 90° turn. And if you've got a wide body 102" fifthwheel like so many of them are, then it's going to be 52". On unlevel ground, the limits are worse.
It's pretty rare to ever actually turn truck and camping trailer to a 90° corner. Most people will only do it as a test, not while actually parking. Possibly in a U-turn situation. You'll be abusing your trailer suspension as you do it.
Clipped camper corners only lessen the angle at which the collision will occur. A statement which is true of long beds too, although that would be at an angle of more than 90°.
