Pulling A Fifth Wheel vs. Bumper Pull
I've been researching travel trailers and I'm not sure yet whether I want a fifth wheel or a bumper pull trailer. I've read more than once that a fifth wheel is easier to handle/more stable on the ro...
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horton333 wrote:DallasSteve wrote:
I'm getting a lot of thoughtful, interesting replies. Thank you.
Horton, you said the Hensley hitch puts the pivot point further forward than a 5th wheel. How can that be? I looked at a photo of the hitch and it doesn't look significantly different than other WD hitches, to my untrained eye. I was trying to price it and it looks like the one for big trailers is around $3,000. Is that correct?
It moves the *effective* pivot point ahead. It does that with a sloppy coupling that moves side to side which changes the angle of the connection.
Horton
Thanks for the response. Your comment about the coupling moving side-to-side was enough for me to catch on to what they are doing and how it can move the effective pivot point further forward. That's an interesting concept. I think if I choose a bumper pull I would start out with a simpler hitch, but if I'm not satisfied with the way it pulls I might invest the extra money for a Horton.
