buying used 5th wheel
Hi folks. I have been a TAG camper (30ft Jayco feather 29N)for about 7 years. I pretty much bought the camper to fit my 1500 Silverado and never had a problem with towing. I confess I did not make ...
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luggage wrote:
... My RV dealer says I should not have a problem pulling this. I am not buying this RV from Him but an individual. I am planning to buy my 5th wheel hitch from Him. He says it needs to be a slider due to my F250 being a short bed. I then read about automatics and manuals. I have other questions but can someone help this confused old geezer make a better informed decision? Thanks
for FW towing, the weight from the hitch should be 'just' in front of the rear axle centerline.. (mine has it 1 inch in front). this makes the truck more stable, weight on 4 wheels.
but the darned trailer is 8ft wide, so when u go to turn, you got 4ft of trailer front to worry about hitting the cab on extreme (90 degree) turns.. (which is only like 3.5 ft away from the hitch on a short bed)..
so, there are hitches (sliders) that allow you to move the pivot point back when you are doing (slow) and extreme turns (campgrounds, getting fuel, ...)..
some are manual (YOU have to unlock and move the position) and some are automatic (they detect the pressure and auto release).
some of the newer FW also changed the design of the front to have a notch that gives a little more turn room without a slider hitch. I don't know when this started.. my 2013 has it for sure (altho I have a longbed and don't need to worry about this issue)
