Pin Box
Purchased an 05 Fifth wheel, it has an extended pin box. I have a long bed 3500 Cummins and don't really need the longer box. Would it be advantageous to replace with a straight down box, other than s...
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rhagfo; wrote
The real issue is the distance from the back of the cab to the pin location, if it is less than half the width of the 5er, then really hard to get close to a 90 degree turn.
As this is true on short bed trucks the other distance one needs to look at is the distance of pin to the vertical wall of the 5er and the distance from center of hitch plate and corner of truck bed. It is just my opinion that this distance is more critical than the cab to pin distance.
The real issue is the distance from the back of the cab to the pin location, if it is less than half the width of the 5er, then really hard to get close to a 90 degree turn.
As this is true on short bed trucks the other distance one needs to look at is the distance of pin to the vertical wall of the 5er and the distance from center of hitch plate and corner of truck bed. It is just my opinion that this distance is more critical than the cab to pin distance.
