loudounrv wrote:
byronlj wrote:
I found that my trailer loaded @ almost 17k pushed the short bed through the corners. I think the OP's dually will help a whole lot but the weight transfer to the front wheels caused by the short bed is also a factor I didn't like.
Dave
Hi Dave,
With the Mega Cab, the box is 6'4", but because the cab is so large, the wheelbase is the same as a Crew Cab with a 8' box. Do you think that would make a difference in the corners. Since I've never driven a 5th wheel, I'm not sure if I understand what you mean when you say the trailer pushed through the corners. But I'm guessing you're saying that feeling would be mitigated a bit if the bed were a little longer. Does it feel like the trailer's inertia is actually pushing the truck a little to the outside on tight corners?
I'm particularly worried about clearance with the cap when backing into tight spaces. Should I be worried about that, or would a slider hitch eliminate my concerns there?
Thanks again.
One of the big selling points of the Mega Cab for me was that it does have a longer wheelbase then my previous Superduty crew cab, and the ford has a longer wheelbase then the chev crew cab ., but the Mega cab does have the shortest bed , which could be concern when towing a fifth wheel. Just depends on the corners of the fifth wheel, and how far the pin box extends out on the fifth wheel. I will go with my old reese slider, if its a problem, I will go with a superglide .
If worried about clearance go a slider, I would anyway, and if you are starting from scratch I would go the automatic Superglide. The weight you are talking the price difference in a 18K Superglide ISR series is not that much more then an 18K manual slider. Automatic takes all the worry out
