We've had 4 fivers and our first Class A. All the fivers were 39 - 40'. The MH is 42'. I never had problems pulling in the Fiver but there were times it took some backing up and pulling forward to get it lined up. The fiver pivots at the hitch but the truck has to make a wide swing to get the fiver as close to center as possible, causing some possible misalignment.
The MH doesn't have all that truck in front of it and the pivot point ( not really the pivot point but steering) in ours is behind the drivers seat. It has 59 degrees of wheel cut. This allows us to pull forward more than our fiver and pickup and turn into the spot. This allows for the actual pivot point ( rear wheels) to get a lot closer to the centerline. I have yet to have to back up to get lined up.
40' is 40' the difference is our class A has a much more desirable pivot point then our fiver and pickup ever could. The toad isn't a issue as it follows the MH and can be (most the time it is) disconnect before we pull in.
