5th wheel hitch questions

jshupe wrote:

LIKE2BUILD wrote:

Durb wrote:
....Also, don't think that a 10,000# trailer won't impart much chucking on your truck. My trailer weighs 10,000# and the chucking with a 1 ton dually was horrendous.

My 5er is 10K empty and I use a Curt Dual Jaw 20K hitch, standard pin box, and teflon lube plate. I'm not going say I don't feel the trailer back there, but I honestly have not felt chucking or pushing from the trailer. The combo rides smooth and does not negatively effect ride comfort.

The dual jaw is a cinch to hook up. I set the trailer height for the bottom of the pin box to line up just lower than the flat portion of the hitch plate. I back in, the pin box compresses the rear springs as it slides onto the plate, and when the pin contacts the forward surface of the jaws I hear a loud clunk as the latch closes. It's really that easy and the whole system operates very quietly.

I'm not trying to steer the OP away from the Anderson, I'm just saying a standard pin box and 'regular' 5th wheel hitch can be a smooth combo.

KJ

I didn't have complaints of chucking or ride discomfort with my Superglide hitch. If we experienced those things, it was usually "within reason" for the roads we were on. But there is a notable improvement in all aspects of ride and handling with the air hitch I currently have.

I can't blame a hitch for chucking, mostly the trailer. Our hitch was a new B&W Patriot and worked very nice with a tight hook-up. The problem was our trailer has independent suspension (no equalization), a short axle to pin length and was slightly nose high. We are talking chucking here, head bouncing off headrest and wife holding her chest. She told me to sell the trailer 1/2 hour into the first trip. I was devastated. Good thing the air ride hitch cured the problem completely.