Retired Sailor wrote:
Looks like we're going to switch to a 5th wheel so I need to buy a truck. Do I need a long (8') bed or will a short (6'4") bed be sufficient. Im not worried about other cargo and the short bed would be easier for the wife to drive around town. Thanks
If you notice those with a short bed GM trucks say they may have a slider but its not ever used or have one. Thats because the GM short bed truck has a longer dimension from the back of the cab to the trucks rear axle. So .....when the hitch is installed in the bed with the pin zero over the rear axle you get the full benefit of that longer length.
My son tows a 34' bunk house with three slides with a '02 short bed chevy and now a 2015 2500 chevy short bed 4x4 crew cab with no slider nor is one needed
Now my short bed quad cab Dodge/Cummins needs a slider with my old '97 trailer with a very flat square corner profile. It's never used going forward but when the pin is slid aft 13" behind the trucks rear axle it requires much less steering input when backing around corners. I like that feature. He can back a full 90 if needed on any terrain.
