Does Your Bed Cover, Cover Your 5'ver Hitch

[fivewheelhut]

Hope everyone is well. Question I have is do you have a bed cover, ( roll up like a Retrax Pro ) that " clears " your fifth wheel hitch as it's closed.

If so what type cover and hitch and truck do you have.

Thanks so much

[austinjenna]

I have the retrax on a f350 and it covers the trailersave bd3 hitch

[blofgren]

I have the Ram (Curt) 20K hitch and Retrax rolling tonneau cover. I have to bungee down the handle on the hitch so that it will clear the cover but otherwise it works great.

BTW I had a Roll N Lock on my last truck and find the Retrax much better.

[ol_Bombero-JC]

Fold-A-Cover, Pullrite SG. Covers it just fine.

Maybe the Q should be...

Does anyone have a cover (brand) that does *NOT* cover their hitch?..:@

....by intent - or accident (bad choice) and maybe wish they didn't have that brand!

~

[JAC1982]

We have an Extang Solid Fold 2.0. It is easy to install since it's just clipped on, and can also be totally removed with no damage/holes to the truck. It clears the hitch just fine.

[NEnative]

I have a paragon tonneau cover on my 2016 f350. it clears the hitch in my bed.

[BB_TX]

Pace Edwards Full Metal Jackrabbit covers my Reese Elite.

[JKJavelin]

I have a Ram with the Backflip Fibermax. My Demco Autoslide fits under the cover fine when closed up, even with the picture frame adapter for the Ram puck system. The Fibermax is a 4 section cover and when towing I fold 3 sections forward and it locks the 3 sections in place (flat). I'm extremely happy with this setup. Everything works as it should-- Quick & easy.
JK

[bpounds]

Mine is F250, with Retrax rolling cover.

But I think they are all going to clear a cover. Unless you had your hitch head adjusted up above the level of the bed sides, and I don't think any normal setup is going to do that.

However, the release handle may hit the cover. Many of us have shortened or otherwise modified the release handle so that it doesn't stick up. This is something I would recommend on a Reese hitch whether you run a cover or not, because in my opinion that release handle sticks upward far too much.

Also, when I am not towing and the cover is closed, I use a bungee cord to keep the hitch head tilted toward the driver side. That keeps it from banging around while I'm driving, and also keeps it from tilting so that the release handle would hit the underside of the cover.

It all works together great actually. When hitched up, the rolling cover goes right up next to the pin box, locks there, and keeps weather off the front end of my bed and also reduces air turbulence toward the rear of the bed.

[htss]

I have a Truxedo rollup with a B&W Companion on a 2012 Silverado 2500. My only complaint is that the rails add about an inch of height to the bed sides and thus I lose about an inch of clearance from the bed sides to the fifth wheel.

[Keithk3628]

I have the Retrax pro on my 2016 F350 and it covers my B&W Companion hitch with room to spare.

[Thermoguy]

I have a Pace Edwards Full Metal Jack Rabbit and it covers my B&W Companion hitch no problem.

2015 Chevrolet Silverado 2500.

[cummins2014]

Tuxedo Low Pro, and the Andersen rail mount hitch . Had a Reese slider before that with the same bed cover . Yes it covers it nicely 🙂 Wouldn't be without a bed cover when not towing .

[ford_truck_guy]

I had a roll-N-lock and it covered my hitch no problem... I now have a Pace Edwards Full Metal Jack Rabbit and it too covers the hitch.I like them BOTH ..

[Michelle_S]

I have a Roll-n-Lock retractable and it covers my Comfort Ride Hitch which is at it's highest setting without a problem.
Now with some Hitches you might have to turn the release arm 180 to clear, had to do that with my previous Reese 20K.

[azdryheat]

FYI, you only need to post the question once.