Help me decide on a hitch
I just bought a 2016 Cougar model 244. CW recommended a Anderson Ultimate 5th wheel hitch but I have concerns since I have a Dodge Ram short bed. I did have a slider hitch before but found it diffi...
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vort max wrote:
I prefer this discussion now to wander too far off topic.
A reliable dealer here in Oregon says they don't recommend an Anderson hitch with a short bed while another says there will be no problem. Of course, neither will guarantee anything. My concern is how sharp a turn can I make before getting into trouble?
The Anderson ad video actually shows a Couger 5th wheel in a tight turn not hitting the cab which leads me to believe it will work.
I am also hoping the Anderson hitch will be easier to back up then the Pullrite superglide hitch. (I have a 10X30 ft driveway I must pull into on a narrow street and the superglide, at least for me, requires too much jockeying.)
So that is not a Andersen issue, it is the distance from the pin connection point to the cab. If you trailer is 8' wide at front you need 48" from cab the the pin rotation point.
Newer 5ers do the rounded nose so at a distance just over 1/2 the with of the TV bed, the nose isn't a full 8' wide, this allows for a tighter turn. The down side is you loose storage space in the front of the 5er.
