Is a long bed a requirement for pulling a 5th wheel?

[Retired_Sailor]

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

[Sport45]

Cummins12V98 wrote:

shepstone wrote:

up2nogood wrote:

Learjet wrote:
I don't like the way a CC with a LB looks :R

X2 especially the Ram dually

X3 They look too much like beached whales for my liking.

Yea but put one in front of one of these and they look great!:B

So you're saying the trailer is so ugly it makes even a Dodge look good? 😉

It's a good thing looks are a subjective measurement. Otherwise there wouldn't be much variety in life.

[MFL]

That is just the right truck, to tow that beautiful home on wheels! That complete rig, has to be one of the nicest I've seen pictured on the forum.

Glad you are enjoying it.

Jerry

[Cummins12V98]

shepstone wrote:

up2nogood wrote:

Learjet wrote:
I don't like the way a CC with a LB looks :R

X2 especially the Ram dually

X3 They look too much like beached whales for my liking.

Yea but put one in front of one of these and they look great!:B

[shepstone]

up2nogood wrote:

Learjet wrote:
I don't like the way a CC with a LB looks :R

X2 especially the Ram dually

X3 They look too much like beached whales for my liking.

[Learjet]

CC LB Dually...yes...looks good...SRW...not so much

[cummins2014]

larry barnhart wrote:
Depending on the trailer size of course would make a difference but a short box is not an option for my thinking. The look of a truck is minor.

chevman

In your thinking.

[MFL]

Cummins12V98 wrote:

up2nogood wrote:

Learjet wrote:
I don't like the way a CC with a LB looks :R

X2 especially the Ram dually

I think they look great!

Now that is a nice angle on that Ram dually, with long bed! It is so clean, it almost looks new! Ya, it is new, not even a ding in the hip yet.:W

It is not as nice looking as a Super Duty, but it's pretty hard to beat that Cummins engine.:)

Jerry

[larry_barnhart]

Depending on the trailer size of course would make a difference but a short box is not an option for my thinking. The look of a truck is minor.

chevman

[cummins2014]

Cummins12V98 wrote:

up2nogood wrote:

Learjet wrote:
I don't like the way a CC with a LB looks :R

X2 especially the Ram dually

I think they look great!

Everyone has their own opinion. what else are you going to say you own one.

There is nothing great looking about a dually , granted they are not as ugly as past years, but still butt ugly.

[Cummins12V98]

up2nogood wrote:

Learjet wrote:
I don't like the way a CC with a LB looks :R

X2 especially the Ram dually

I think they look great!

[shepstone]

Dave H M wrote:

Sport45 wrote:
You ever wonder why there are so many kinds of heavy duty trucks out there? Day cabs, sleepers, single axle or dual? It's because different needs require different tools. You just have to pick the truck that's right for you. There's no one size fits all regardless of what you may read here.

There it is short and sweet. I don't know why I usually read all the long bed, dually, diesel type threads. My needs are taken care of by a short bed crew cab gasser. They all work, it just is what your requirements are.

Times 2 . Is a long-bed a requirement? NO. The requirements are what you need it to do, capacities, and safety.

[laknox]

Steve61 wrote:

hbillsmith wrote:
Short bed is 6.4' on the Ram, 6.5' on the Ford and 6.6' on the GMC Chevy. Axle placement relative to cab distance varies also. I am no slider, see my signature below. All this aside, I concur with pick the fiver first.

My 2015 Ford F-350 SRW short box measures 6'-8" Which makes Ford the longest short box on the market. I don't know where you got your information but it is wrong!

Not the total box length, but the distance between the rear of the cab and the centerline of the rear axle.

Lyle

[Steve61]

hbillsmith wrote:
Short bed is 6.4' on the Ram, 6.5' on the Ford and 6.6' on the GMC Chevy. Axle placement relative to cab distance varies also. I am no slider, see my signature below. All this aside, I concur with pick the fiver first.

My 2015 Ford F-350 SRW short box measures 6'-8" Which makes Ford the longest short box on the market. I don't know where you got your information but it is wrong!

[Retired_Sailor]

Thanks again for the advice. I WILL buy the one that fits my needs and I appreciate the input regarding things I may not have thought about. In case y'all are wondering, the short box is the winner. Been full timing in our MH for almost 3 years and haven't come across even one SB owner that wishes they had a LB.

[justafordguy]

Cummins12V98 wrote:


That's all fine and dandy if people with short bed trucks stay within their trucks load ratings as in rear axle specifically.

Short and long bed trucks don't have different rear axle ratings. Usually a like equipped long bed truck has a lower payload rating than a short bed because the bed weighs more.