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PWRmx24
Explorer
Oct 24, 2020

Incline and dips - determining clearance

Hello. We're about to purchase a 5th wheel. We have some property where we'll stay for a while. There's a short incline on the gravel road then it levels off. I'm concerned that as we go up, the front end of the trailer might touch the bed rails or the back end drag. Hate to buy a 38'er only to get it stuck first day. Any way to do some calculations or dry run's before to know......thanks - a concerned Newbie
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    valhalla360
    Navigator
    Oct 25, 2020
    PWRmx24 wrote:
    "It's the RATE OF CHANGE IN SLOPE over a short distance that matters."

    That makes sense. Hard to pin a number on that perhaps.....one that can be measuresd and used. I guess experienced haulers just go by past experience.


    That's why I initially said, you would almost have to do a survey but if you could get a buddy with a similar rig to slowly pull in, you could check it out ahead of time.

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