Opinion needed if you've owned a TT and a FW
If you've owned a FW and a TT which one do you like better and why? In your opinion is one easier then the other to back up and hook up.
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APT wrote:goducks10 wrote:APT wrote:
The cost of a premium 5er recevier is $2000-3000, same as premium WDH for TTs. Both can be made to tow very well. Consider other reasons like use of truck bed, steps, space, floorplan, storage, cost of similar TT vs. 5er, etc way above how it can tow.
Not everyone needs to spend $2000-3000 on a 5th hitch. But you do need to spend that much for a Hensley or Propride if you want to try and match how a 5th wheel tows. My B&W Patriot cost $400.00. $250 to have the bed rails installed. It's about as simple as you can get to hitch and unhitch. Even if I went with a nicer hitch it would only be $700-900.00 + $250.00 for install plus $200.00 or so for rails. $1350.00 for a premium hitch. I have $800.00 in mine. A Reese WD or EQ will run $450-550.00. So At the bare minimum setting up a 5'er hitch is only $250-350.00 more. But since we don't know what size 5'er the OP wants we don't know what size 5th hitch he needs. The heavier the 5'er the bigger the hitch.
Understood and agreed. My point is that when planning to spend $40k+ on a TV and $20k+ on an RV, the towing experience is not significant enough to prioritize a TT or 5er.
I will agree partially with that. But the amount of money spent on a setup doesn't reflect what the vehicle is or what the trailer is. If I were to spend $40,000 on a 1/2 ton truck with a tow rating of 9500lbs and a payload rating of 1450lbs, then spend $20,000 on a 33', 8000lb TT, I don't think the experience would be as nice as if I had spent $40,000 on a 1 ton diesel and purchased a 33' 5'er weighing 10,000lb. The guy with the 1/2 ton is the one who needs to spend the $2000+ for an HA or PP. While the 1 ton guy could get by with a minimal 5th hitch setup.
