2010 tundra cmax short box-HELP-Trailer arm damaged tailgate

According to the manual, Toyota does not recommend a 5er on a Crew Max due to the 5.5 bed, though I HAVE seen it done. A fellow on tundrasolutions.com did it a few years back and located a special hitch for the 5er to work with the Crew Max. He claimed it worked great. I have no idea what the cause of your problem was as I don't have a 5er but as noted, photos would help. You'll need a free hosting service like photobucket, etc.

Fstar wrote:
Yes i do have pics . how do i attach a file,.

Take a look here.
Barney

Get a V tail gate with the louvers.

Yes i do have pics . how do i attach a file,.

Generally speaking, you want 5"-6" minimum between the top of the bed rails and the bottom of the fifth wheel.

Do you have pictures of what damaged your truck (the trailer arm - I assume you mean the pin box)? Do you have pics of the damage?

having the trailer in "tow manuvering" ( the furthest the trailer can go back ) actually NARROWS the gap between arm and tailgate.) but in tight spaces i needed to do that.

Thanks so much for your post.

I had the truck in tow manuvering and backing up. i was in a tight space so i couldnt use the regular tow hauling cause i needed the extra room.

Something doesn't seem right as even on a level space i thought to myself ( in tow manuvering ) the arm is only 1 -2 inches from the top of the tailgate and i thought to myself " wow if i go over a speed bump backing up this thing is gonna damage my tailgate".

Because i bought both the RV and hitch at the same dealer , shouldn't they have known ??

thanks

Sorry to hear that you had the damage! Did you have the hitch slid back as far as it will go before you started backing up the incline? I would think that would give you more clearance over the tailgate.

Do you have the necessary clearance over the bed rails when sitting on a level surface? If not, then you should probably raise the hitch or lower the pin if possible.

I do not have a 5th wheel trailer but have towed several in the past so my knowledge is limited.
Other than that, I can think nothing else to do except repair the tailgate or get a new one. Sorry!
Barney