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Rich1961
Explorer
Jul 17, 2016

GM Factory 5th Wheel Prep

I finally received my Chevrolet 3500 Dually last week after ordering it 3 1/2 months ago. GM finally came out with the factory 5th wheel puck system so I ordered it with the truck. I haven't seen anyone post that they had one so here is mine.















B&W has come out with the RVK 3700 for the GM 5th Wheel Prep. I was able to order the base only, as I already have a B&W Companion so will be using the hitch head from the Companion on the RVK 3700 base.

Rich
Tow Vehicles
  • tinner12002's avatar
    tinner12002
    Explorer
    Jul 17, 2016
    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.
  • Rich1961's avatar
    Rich1961
    Explorer
    Jul 17, 2016
    Sport45 wrote:
    Nice looking truck! I'm thinking you'll like it for years to come.

    Cummins12V98 wrote:
    I was surprised to see the GM B&W is only 20k rated like the Ford puck hitch is. It looks like GM made the puck footprint big like RAM not small like Ford.

    Pic of the base looks like the Ford on B&W's site.

    Op can you post a pic of your hitch?

    BTW nice truck.


    The pucks don't look to be as close to the wheel wells on the GM as they are on the Ram. This leaves the side supports more vertical. Maybe looks like the Ram base from the side and the Ford base from the back?


    The pucks are 22" front to back and 27" side to side. Slightly bigger footprint than the Ford and smaller than the Ram puck system. I haven't received the B&W base yet, as it is supposed to be here this week. 20K is plenty high enough rated for me as my 5th Wheel is 15.7k GVWR, and about 13.5k on the scale. The Curt hitch is rated 25k if one needed more. When I get the B&W I'll post pictures.

    I can say I was surprised that this Dually rides better than my 2500HD did.
  • Sport45's avatar
    Sport45
    Explorer II
    Jul 17, 2016
    Nice looking truck! I'm thinking you'll like it for years to come.

    Cummins12V98 wrote:
    I was surprised to see the GM B&W is only 20k rated like the Ford puck hitch is. It looks like GM made the puck footprint big like RAM not small like Ford.

    Pic of the base looks like the Ford on B&W's site.

    Op can you post a pic of your hitch?

    BTW nice truck.


    The pucks don't look to be as close to the wheel wells on the GM as they are on the Ram. This leaves the side supports more vertical. Maybe looks like the Ram base from the side and the Ford base from the back?
  • eDUBz's avatar
    eDUBz
    Explorer
    Jul 17, 2016
    Bad ass truck, white too! Always liked white trucks.
  • Cummins12V98's avatar
    Cummins12V98
    Explorer III
    Jul 17, 2016
    I was surprised to see the GM B&W is only 20k rated like the Ford puck hitch is. It looks like GM made the puck footprint big like RAM not small like Ford.

    Pic of the base looks like the Ford on B&W's site.

    Op ban you post a pic of your hitch?

    BTW nice truck.
  • DakotaDad's avatar
    DakotaDad
    Explorer
    Jul 17, 2016
    Regardless of whether it's GM, Ford, or Ram, those factory hitch prep kits are nice. From towing to hauling, and back again, in just a few minutes.

    Good looking truck! Congrats!

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