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MSGTRETIREDCSP's avatar
Apr 22, 2016

Dodge Ram 5th wheel.

Has anyone experienced the 5th wheel hitch that you can purchase as an accessory with the Dodge truck? I notice it's a mopar product, but don' know anything about it compared to other 5th wheel hitches?
  • Grit dog wrote:
    Congrats on the soon to be new Ram in your driveway! Lol
    Did you make it home ok with your rig? Hope so.



    I'm looking right now Grit dog. We got home without a hitch. Thanks
  • I did the factory pucks, Demco 6099 picture frame and B&W RVK3270 manual slider and am happy with it.



  • I thought it was a Reese, not a Curt. Either way, there's a thread about it right now in the towing section you ought to look at. Evidently Ram has a couple of different mount points for the pucks and one is marginally wider than the other. The factory hitch doesn't allow for any adjustment, so the guy who started that thread sent it back and got a B&W, which does allow for that adjustment. Something to check out anyway. B&W seems to be the one most people like the best for the factory pucks, but if you already have a fifth wheel hitch you can also buy rail conversion kits that drop into the pucks and then you can mount any rail mount hitch. Might save you some bucks.

    If you're buying a CTD Ram next I think that's a great move. I love mine whether I'm commuting to work, hauling the family on a road trip or towing my fifth wheel someplace. They're just awesome trucks and the Cummins is (just my opinion) in a class of it's own.
  • Congrats on the soon to be new Ram in your driveway! Lol
    Did you make it home ok with your rig? Hope so.
  • I don't want to change your topic, but if you have the new Ram with 5th wheel prep check out the BW Companion 3600.
    Amazing quality, ease of use and positive easy to determine locking.
    My only complaint is that it's heavy. Over 200 lbs but you can quickly separate the head from the base. I can lift the base myself but a little awkward. A forklift is much nicer.