Will the trailer hit the in bed tool box?

[DCamp84]

Hey guys got my maiden voyage tomorrow with the new (to me) trailer. I'm debating whether or not to take out the in bed tool box. I got a 6.5ft bed with an auto slider. And what seems like your standard in bed tool box. I'd like to know if that's gonna restrict the turns I can make or even hit it. As the campground I'm going to requires backin in and looks like it's going to be pretty tight. What did you guys do? TIA!

[hbillsmith]

My 2 cents.

Your slider is most likely going to keep you from hitting the toolbox, just try some 90degree turns in a parking lot to test. Do it slow and easy and you can see the clearance that you have or don't have.

I have a slightly newer version of your same truck. For me the 5th wheel pin weight was something I had to manage. It would have been easy for me to buy a 5th wheel that was too heavy for my truck. There were two things I had to avoid.

First was no toolbox (I didn't want to give up the weight of the box much less what I might throw in it).

Second was a slider hitch (they were all just too heavy) but at 6.6ft that extra foot in my bed worked out ok when compared to the crew cab trucks that had a 5.5ft bed. For your 6.5ft bed you may be able to do as I did and use a Curt Extenda Ball which basically moves your in-bed gooseball 4" toward the tailgate and then the Andersen sits on top of that.

[DCamp84]

It sits on top of the bed rails. It is not flush like Cummins's is. Makes sense now, maybe I'll sell the one that came with the truck and look into the flush tool boxes. I tried uploading a picture but it doesnt seem to be working right now.

[RoyB]

I always thought something like this would be the greatest use of tool boxes with the fifth wheel hitch...


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Have seen those folding hard top bed covers (FOLD-A-COVER Brand) used with fifth wheel hitches. These would stack up just behind the rear window and when unhitched you can cover up the whole truck bed again for keeping things safe inside the truck bed...


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Roy Ken

[RoyB]

oops...

[Ozlander]

Leave it in, only you can determine if it will hit.

[Cummins12V98]

If your tool box sits higher than this as in 4-6" above the bed rails I would not use it towing a 5er.