Lets Talk - TT Vs Fifth Wheel
Greetings, I have been considering moving from the Minivan/Pup combo back to a hard sided trailer and a full size TV. The pup experiment failed miserably. Coming from a TT. Really been consid...
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TomG2 wrote:
Jaycocreek, repeating the same opinion over and over does not make it fact. It is still your opinion and personal preference, "My personal limit...".
I enjoy making things efficient and can hitch/unhitch quicker with a travel trailer. Think about it. Which requires more blocking under the jacks? Twice as much for the fiver. Just one small difference. Those blocks must be placed and retrieved. Not a big deal with a helper, I admit.
I only have two sets of jacks, both don't need blocking. A TT has 5 jacks. You still have to raise and lower the front jacks on a TT. The front jacks on a 5er are equivalent to the tongue jack on a TT.
I never do a pull test with my B&W. Don't need to. Unless you have a backup cam or other hitching device you need to get out of the truck multiple times for a TT. With a 5er you just look out the back window. No backup cam required. Once you lower the coupler on the ball you still have to raise it to snap chains, then lower it. On a 5er once you lower the pin you don't need to raise it again, just keep lowering it.
I suppose for those that aren't using any WD then yes a TT will be quicker. No chin banging from a 5th hitch, If you have a WD that takes washers for adjustment and have at least 6 then the head is tilted down a lot. That can make for coupler/WD binding on sloped spots forcing the owner to drive forward to release the coupler latch. Not so with a 5th hitch. For some a TT may be quicker but for most probably not. You may be quicker because you don't need blocks and have no WD but what about others that do?
You do realize that the front jacks on a 5er can be dropped prior to lowering all the way. Once I level side to side then it's drop the front jacks and unhitch. Only reason to use any blocking is if the ground is soft. Not to mention no safety chains to hookup.
Again if you're not using WD then yes it's quicker. But not using WD is not the norm. There's way more variables with a TT then a 5er. Different WDs and sway control will change the game. 5ers are pretty much the same across the field.
