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:
I must be the only one who realizes that a test pull with a fifth wheel is a good idea. The smashed tailgates that I see can attest to that. Ho Ho HO.
By the way, a ten dollar mirror on the closed tailgate makes coupling a one time, don't get out of the truck, thing. I never said that everyone has it figured out or that I am the only one who knows everything about everything.
With a Holland Binkley head test pulls are unnecessary. B&W and others use Holland Binkley heads that latch securely. You can visually see the hitch is closed and the pin is secure. Pull test are not necessary.
I also have a Blue OX bedsaver that will catch the fiver before it hits the tailgate and cause any damage.
I also agree while the 5'er maybe easier to hook up the difference is negligible and certainly not a deal breaker or the deciding factor between going with a TT or 5'er.
