Lube plate

Yes on the Lube Plate.

Just about everyone uses a lube plate. Makes life so much cleaner and easier.

Common wisdom says you want minimum 6" between camper and bed rails. It's not an exact thing, but I know I would not want less than that.

yes
about 6 inches

I see you got your truck problem figured out, what did you end up getting ?
As far as the lube plate- yes...clearance - 6" - 8" is good

ford truck guy wrote:
I see you got your truck problem figured out, what did you end up getting ?
As far as the lube plate- yes...clearance - 6" - 8" is good

Bought a new 1 ton Chevrolet 6.0 gas. Did really well towing it home on Saturday.

Rwake901 wrote:


Bought a new 1 ton Chevrolet 6.0 gas. Did really well towing it home on Saturday.

Congrats on the entire new rig!! You might want to look into picture posting next.

Jerry

Rwake901 wrote:

ford truck guy wrote:
I see you got your truck problem figured out, what did you end up getting ?
As far as the lube plate- yes...clearance - 6" - 8" is good

Bought a new 1 ton Chevrolet 6.0 gas. Did really well towing it home on Saturday.

Similar to my truck. I had problems getting bed clearance without the trailer being nose high. I ended up installing 2" drop shackles on the rear to bring the tailgate down. Good clearance now and tows level.

Rwake901 wrote:
I’m new with a fifth wheel, just picked it up on Saturday. I’m sure I’m going to have lots of questions. Should I use the lube plates they make to go between the hitch and the pin? Another question I have is how much clearance should I have between the bed rails and the fifth wheel? Thanks for everyone’s advice.

Yes, use a teflon plate on your hitch, just be sure to get the right thickness for your hitch. The thicker ones won't work on some hitches.

6" is the rule of thumb for bed rail clearance, though more is better, IMO, if you can keep your FW level. I have just over 8", tow just a hair nose-high, and am not inclined to change it as we do some boondocking in areas where I need pretty much all of that space.

Lyle

Rwake901 wrote:

ford truck guy wrote:
I see you got your truck problem figured out, what did you end up getting ?
As far as the lube plate- yes...clearance - 6" - 8" is good

Bought a new 1 ton Chevrolet 6.0 gas. Did really well towing it home on Saturday.

That's awesome ! Good luck with it.. Did you manage to get the payload figured out? I know you were having issues there for a while...

ford truck guy wrote:

Rwake901 wrote:

ford truck guy wrote:
I see you got your truck problem figured out, what did you end up getting ?
As far as the lube plate- yes...clearance - 6" - 8" is good

Bought a new 1 ton Chevrolet 6.0 gas. Did really well towing it home on Saturday.

That's awesome ! Good luck with it.. Did you manage to get the payload figured out? I know you were having issues there for a while...

Payload is ok the hardest thing is seeing with the side mirrors. I’ve got the large trailering mirrors but the fifth wheel is so wide that it’s hard to see behind/beside you. I guess I’ll get used to it. I hope!