Pulling A Fifth Wheel vs. Bumper Pull
I've been researching travel trailers and I'm not sure yet whether I want a fifth wheel or a bumper pull trailer. I've read more than once that a fifth wheel is easier to handle/more stable on the ro...
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Goostoff wrote:
If a bumper hitch was more stable I would think the trucking industry would have adapted to it decades ago. I mean a 53 foot van trailer that is 13 feet tall has just got to be crazy unstable right?
The trucks carry very heavy weight, like many 5th wheels, that requires the direct loading over the wheels. Same reason why trucks have more tires supporting that weight, as do many pickup trucks pulling 5th wheels, for weight carry ability not for more stability.
Also with pup trucks the second trailer is not directly mounted over the wheels (they have to have very long tongues to limit the weight transfer forward, which contributes to the regulatory length concerns)
