GD Momentum 395ms with Ram Megacab
I believe we have the RV narrowed down and its the Grand Design Momentum 395ms. Also have a new tow rig on order (1/8/2021) and its a 21 Ram 3500 Megacab DRW. I know its a short bed and will need s...
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The front cap on the 395MS has a deeply scalloped front cap. With a reasonable amount of care, practice, and planning, rather doubt you're going to have any problems.
We towed a 5th wheel toy hauler with our Ram 3500 SB (same 6'4" bed as the Mega) SRW using a standard hitch. Before hittin' the road the first time we seriously considered purchasing a slider hitch based on some of the horror stories (ref truck cab damage). So glad we didn't. Turns out we had plenty of cab clearance for every parking situation we encountered using a standard 5th wheel hitch (our truck had the OEM 5th wheel/gooseneck adapter). Yes, a slider hitch will potentially give you 90 deg in a turn. However, we've found anything more than ~65 deg seriously twists, stresses the trailer's axles--not good.
If you do go with a slider hitch, make absolutely sure the rear of the 5th wheel pin box is high enough that it clears the bed rails and tailgate when it's activated. Doubly important if you're not on level ground. On two occasions, I've seen folks with slider hitches do some serious damage to their truck with the rear of the pin box.
We towed a 5th wheel toy hauler with our Ram 3500 SB (same 6'4" bed as the Mega) SRW using a standard hitch. Before hittin' the road the first time we seriously considered purchasing a slider hitch based on some of the horror stories (ref truck cab damage). So glad we didn't. Turns out we had plenty of cab clearance for every parking situation we encountered using a standard 5th wheel hitch (our truck had the OEM 5th wheel/gooseneck adapter). Yes, a slider hitch will potentially give you 90 deg in a turn. However, we've found anything more than ~65 deg seriously twists, stresses the trailer's axles--not good.
If you do go with a slider hitch, make absolutely sure the rear of the 5th wheel pin box is high enough that it clears the bed rails and tailgate when it's activated. Doubly important if you're not on level ground. On two occasions, I've seen folks with slider hitches do some serious damage to their truck with the rear of the pin box.
