Hitch and Pin Box Replacement
OK guys need your opinions, looking to replace my hitch and 5th wheel pin box. Hitch is a 10 year old Reese 15k Pro Series with a flat sliding bar to capture the king pin with about 35k miles of towin...
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BB_TX wrote:Cummins12V98 wrote:BB_TX wrote:
Since you are going to replace the pin box, replace it with an air ride pin box, either 5th Airborne or Trailair.
Lots of very good hitches. I prefer the type with the wrap around jaw that encircles the pin. I have a Reese Elite that works great. Pullrite also has one.
I assume you have not owned a B&W with 1" thick machined jaws that fully close around the kingpin???
Look at the geometry of the 5th airborne and the TrailAir. TA is a more up and down motion, 5th is an angular motion.
And I assume you have not owned a Reese Elite with a 1” thick jaw that wraps around and encircles the pin. With the handle latched and pinned there is no chance of coming unhitched.
Can’t speak for the Trailair but I can say that I can watch my 5th Airborne in my rear view mirror and see the pin box moving up and down due to the rocking motion of the pin box as it softens the tide. But I assume you have never owned of of those either.
I can't say one way or the other on the pin boxes mentioned, other then the OP's fifth wheel doesn't appear to need either pin box its not that heavy of a fifth wheel . MorRyde would do nicely.
As far as the Reese ,have made the same argument with the B&W fan club for a few years now. I also tow with the Reese, same head as the Elite, 1" wrap around jaw, no doubt when its closed ,and no doubt when pinned thats its staying closed .
