GM Factory 5th Wheel Prep

Congradulations on new truck.

Congrats on that nice looking truck... Perhaps this would be a good time to change your name. :B

boshog wrote:

minnow wrote:

tinner12002 wrote:
Nice truck. It figures though that Gm would have to do something different as far as puck spacing than Ford or Ram. Nothing like making it hard on the hitch manufacturers.

Exactly. Why do the three have different puck placement dimensions. it's not as if Ram, Ford or Chevy make their own hitches. They all use aftermarket. Stupid and makes it much more convoluted for the hitch builders and the end user RV'er.

You would think it would be a standard.

I was under my RAM 3500 looking at how the mounts are placed, they are directly over the frame rails. I don't know how Ford and GM puck mounts are secured, maybe that is why B&W offers a 24K hitch for the RAM and not the GM or Fords.

RAM B&W is 25k towing and 6,250# pin.

There must something about the Ford and GM's puck system that B&W feels is not strong enough to give them 25k also. Same exact mounting and hitch head system.

minnow wrote:

tinner12002 wrote:
Nice truck. It figures though that Gm would have to do something different as far as puck spacing than Ford or Ram. Nothing like making it hard on the hitch manufacturers.

Exactly. Why do the three have different puck placement dimensions. it's not as if Ram, Ford or Chevy make their own hitches. They all use aftermarket. Stupid and makes it much more convoluted for the hitch builders and the end user RV'er.

You would think it would be a standard.

I was under my RAM 3500 looking at how the mounts are placed, they are directly over the frame rails. I don't know how Ford and GM puck mounts are secured, maybe that is why B&W offers a 24K hitch for the RAM and not the GM or Fords.

tinner12002 wrote:
Nice truck. It figures though that Gm would have to do something different as far as puck spacing than Ford or Ram. Nothing like making it hard on the hitch manufacturers.

Exactly. Why do the three have different puck placement dimensions. it's not as if Ram, Ford or Chevy make their own hitches. They all use aftermarket. Stupid and makes it much more convoluted for the hitch builders and the end user RV'er.

I would use the Ford and GM 20k B&W hitches to pull my 23k RV before either the Curt or REESE 25k hitches for sure.

My post was more to general audience than you! How did you get your new truck with a Cummings, I thought they all came with to many smaller pistons? Chris

Me Again wrote:
Oh no! A new group of B&W fans coming down the Pike! What will the naysayers say now. And when will Andersen get with the future and now make three new models that go directly into the pucks on Fords/RAMs/GMs? Chris

Chris,

I'm not new to B&W. First had their Turnover Ball Hitch in the mid 90's, and have installed 8 of them for myself, friends and family over the years. I had the Companion 5th Wheel hitch in my last truck which worked great, and would have used it again if the GM factory prep wasn't available. I am going to use the head from the Companion Hitch as I only needed to order the base unit for the new truck. They are great hitches though! Maybe we should call ourselves the B&W Mafia! ;)

Wow great looking truck! Enjoy

Oh no! A new group of B&W fans coming down the Pike! What will the naysayers say now. And when will Andersen get with the future and now make three new models that go directly into the pucks on Fords/RAMs/GMs? Chris