trailer vers 5th wheel

Never pulled a 5th before, but pull a 33ft TT with a dually. Very stable ride, esp compared to pulling same TT with a 1/2 ton suburban. Have entertained moving to a 5th, but losing the bed has prevented this.

jerem0621 wrote:
Travel trailers tow as well as a fifth wheel given the truck, trailer, and hitch are set up properly.

People think a fifth wheel can't sway and that is simply not true. Fifth wheels tend to not sway because of the incredibly heavy pin weight (20- 25 ish % of the trailer weight rating is on the pin). Travel trailers tend to run 12-15% ish on tongue weight.
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Not only that, the 5th wheel's pin weight is right over the rear axle. But with a Propride or similar hitch you can do just as well in terms of sway with a TT.

I have pulled both and prefer the 5th wheel. Yes you can get a pretty good towing ride with a TT but mine was due to having equalizer + sway control. The clearence of a trailer has nothing or very little to due when being pulled down the highway when talking "control". 5th wheel trailers tend to pull easier and it has a more natural feel to it. Manuvering is easier as well. But i think the question that you need to answer is less of how it is to pull and more of what you need in a trailer. So my suggestion is get to the RV dealership and walk through both that are in your price range. Think about what you will be using it for. A lot of trailers can look amazing inside because they put a lot of attention in cosmetics. Really take a look at the functionality of it. Such as counter space and cabinents (Storage).

This is a fairly old thread, but both options are good. In my family we have 5th Wheels and TTs along with a TC. For me, I use two different TTs. I choose the shorter one because I like getting back further off road to places where a large 5th wheel or a long TT wouldn't go. I also carry a quad in the back of my truck, so a 5th wheel really isn't an option. Some TTs are low to the ground, so if that is an issue, then it is a simple process to move the axles above the leaf springs instead of below them. The key is a good hitch assembly and proper tongue loading with an appropriate size TV, which the OP appears to have.

The new trucks will tow a TT close to the stability of a fith wheel. I'm pulling with a 2014 RAM 2500 LB 4wd CC and I have no sway, push or any disturbance at all. I pull a 27.9 Sunnybrook TT with 1204 TW. I use no WD hitch or spring bars.
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coolbreeze01 wrote:
Taking the ATV with you will be much more fun than dragging a 5th-wheel and no ATV. Good move.

Precisely why I went to a trailer. A bit scary getting my ATv up into the truck bed which is quite high. I rigged up a winch on a 2 x 4 anchored into the post holes and tow it up backwards, but drive it out.