Hitch too high?

Question

Have a 3400 Montana RL. Just purchased a F350 to replace my 2500 Silverado. Had a new hitch installed. Top of new hitch is 4-5 inches higher than old hitch as it sits in truck. Means I'm going to have to raise 5th wheel higher to hook up. Landing gear is already 3 inches out. Will I have enough space to run the landing gear 7-9 inches in total (another 4 to 6 inches)? I think I've read in these forums that you can have a problem if you extend the landing gear to far. Is that true? Any advice?

durb · Answer

I have home made wooden blocks that I set my landing gear on, 7 1/2" H x 11" square.  They help keep my landing gear legs short and help stabilize the trailer when parked.  Additional height adjustment would be another benefit.

phillyg · Answer

I wouldn't worry as much about extending the landing gear more or less, but rather how nose high will the rig be when hooked up.  Are you still going to have 5-6" of bed clearance after you adjust your hitch pin heighths?

fulltimer50 · Answer

The truck hitch, in most cases, can also be adjusted, just like the trailer hitch.

rhagfo · Answer

hawkpat wrote:Have a 3400 Montana RL. Just purchased a F350 to replace my 2500 Silverado. Had a new hitch installed. Top of new hitch is 4-5 inches higher than old hitch as it sits in truck. Means I'm going to have to raise 5th wheel higher to hook up. Landing gear is already 3 inches out. Will I have enough space to run the landing gear 7-9 inches in total (another 4 to 6 inches)? I think I've read in these forums that you can have a problem if you extend the landing gear to far. Is that true? Any advice?So the hitch is the same height from the bed floor, just 4-5" higher when measured to the ground.what was your old bed rail toe 5er clearance, if more than 6" you can likely drop the hitch a bit.running down the landing gear another 5" shouldn't hurt anything.

blazing_zippers · Answer

There are several articles here about the height of the new trucks--I have the same problem.
Watch the clearance of the pin box against the bed rail when turned. Can you move the pin box "up" on the trailer?
Check the clearance of the trailer from the top of the bed sides to the bottom of the trailer.
Is the trailer fairly level when connected to the truck? Do you need to raise the trailer with axle flips or sub frames?
I've had to address all these issues. What's money????

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