Reese Elite fifth wheel hitch.
Son is getting truck ready for fifth wheel trailer and is looking at the Reese Elite hitch with underbed attachments. Anyone have this hitch and an opinion on it? Quality? Ease of use? Reliability...
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"I have a 2008 Chevy 3500 DRW truck with the Reese below bed rail kit, RP30082, installed. Will the B&W Companion Ford OEM 20K 5th Wheel Hitch for Trucks with the 4 Puck System fit in this kit?"
That was the question I asked of both B&W and Tweety's and the response I got was probably but had not been tested from B&W and yes it would from Tweety's. I bought it from Tweety's and had some difficulty in installing the hitch. There was interference from the pins and the pucks already installed in my truck. Support for Tweety's was excellent and several emails and calls were made to help resolve the issue along with similar support from B&W. Both places said it was ok to grind off some metal from the pins so they would rotate in the pucks which was the problem. As I investigated further it seemed that there was some metal of the puck that was preventing the rotation of the pin and it would be easier to grind it off than grinding on the pin. A cheap conical shaped grinding wheel chucked in a cordless drill did the trick.
I very much like the B&W, less clunking on starting and stopping and a little easier to hook up and unhooking. One issue, on both hitches, is reaching the lever to open and latch the hitch. I made a 2 foot long handle with a hook on the end that inserts in the latching hole of the hitch and secure it to the too short hitch handle with a lock. I know, a picture would help.
Hope this info helps...
That was the question I asked of both B&W and Tweety's and the response I got was probably but had not been tested from B&W and yes it would from Tweety's. I bought it from Tweety's and had some difficulty in installing the hitch. There was interference from the pins and the pucks already installed in my truck. Support for Tweety's was excellent and several emails and calls were made to help resolve the issue along with similar support from B&W. Both places said it was ok to grind off some metal from the pins so they would rotate in the pucks which was the problem. As I investigated further it seemed that there was some metal of the puck that was preventing the rotation of the pin and it would be easier to grind it off than grinding on the pin. A cheap conical shaped grinding wheel chucked in a cordless drill did the trick.
I very much like the B&W, less clunking on starting and stopping and a little easier to hook up and unhooking. One issue, on both hitches, is reaching the lever to open and latch the hitch. I made a 2 foot long handle with a hook on the end that inserts in the latching hole of the hitch and secure it to the too short hitch handle with a lock. I know, a picture would help.
Hope this info helps...
