B&W Companion For short bed

FireGuard wrote:
I believe the Companion uses the gooseneck ball?
If you need the gooseneck that may be the way to go.
If not, check out the new BW manual slider. It’s heavy with the base weighing over 200 lbs. but you can’t beat the quality and it mounts easily in the pucks.
A buddy has the Superglide auto slider and although it makes it easy to keep the clearance from self colliding, it can be a pain to hitch and unhitch and you have to pretty much have the truck in line with the trailer to hook up or disconnect.
With the BW you pull the handle and as you drive forward it automatically locks in the rear position and vice versa.

I did look at the Companion slider - didn't know the base weighed over 200 lbs! Looking at the video on ETrailer, it doesn't appear to use the gooseneck. Same video also shows how the slider works.

I have the Companion in a short bed Ram and started out using it in the rear furthest position. I have since moved everything to the front position and feel zero difference.

I believe the Companion uses the gooseneck ball?
If you need the gooseneck that may be the way to go.
If not, check out the new BW manual slider. It’s heavy with the base weighing over 200 lbs. but you can’t beat the quality and it mounts easily in the pucks.
A buddy has the Superglide auto slider and although it makes it easy to keep the clearance from self colliding, it can be a pain to hitch and unhitch and you have to pretty much have the truck in line with the trailer to hook up or disconnect.
With the BW you pull the handle and as you drive forward it automatically locks in the rear position and vice versa.

B&W you will never wish you had not.

The Companion is a great choice! They do make a companion slider for the Ram pucks too. It is heavy and a little more spendy. The Ram has the shortest distance from axle center, to back of cab, so it will depend on your awareness, as to whether you need the slider. The new FW will have the rounded corners, which help a lot. You likely couldn't turn 90 degrees, but you couldn't with your TT either. Turning 90 serves no purpose anyway.

Jerry