Titan XD 5th Wheel Hitch

Quadcab wrote:
Well, it happened. Took my wife to the RV show in Grand Rapids two weekends ago just to have some fun, only to have both of us get very interested in a 5th wheel. The very next day, after 3 hours of negotiating, we purchased the unit. It is a Prime Time Crusader 28RL, 31'11" length, with a dry weight of 7,890 lbs. & hitch weight of 1,350 lbs. We are well under our payload & towing limits of my 6'6" bed King Cab XD, but I am researching which 5ver hitch would serve us best. Our dealer is recommending the Andersen Ultimate unit, but I am leaning toward the Pullrite Ultralight or Demco 16K (traditional) hitches. Prefer to have our truck bed fully usable when not towing, and the weight savings possible. Looking for advice from those who have used these hitches for short bed 5ver towing, both positive and/or negative.

Well I went straight to the Horses Mouth.

Prime Time Crusader 28RL

Understand towing capacity has nothing to do carrying capacity. Don't know what the Payload your Titan is, but likely less than 2,000#. The Payload is posted for your truck on the yellow sticker on the drivers door pillar.

The 1,322# pin listed on the web will grow, it is only 16% of the dry weight. Once your stuff is in the 5er, and in the TV, you will likely added 400# to 600# to the TV weight, and 600# to 1,000# to the 5er. The pin weight will grow by about 20% of what weight you add to the 5er.

What is the weight rating on your current tires. Did it come with "P" tires or "LT" tires?

Do you have the Goose Neck option? could use an Andersen hitch, but could run into issues with cab clearance.

ON EDIT: The first thing you need to do is weigh your TV, front and rear axles separately to get a total weight of TV, READY to tow. This is with a full tank of fuel and all occupants along for the ride.