long bed vs short bed for towing 5th wheel RV
Will be looking to purchase a 5th wheel 30-37' & a tow vehicle 3/4 or 1 ton single axle diesel. Looking for experiences and feedback for towing a 30-37' 5th wheel with either short 6' bed or long 8...
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Cummins12V98 wrote:transamz9 wrote:Cummins12V98 wrote:IdaD wrote:Cummins12V98 wrote:
Why compromise???
Either one is a compromise.
Please explain my compromise???
I have a rock solid B&W hitch that is attached directly to the frame in 4 places that I don't have to worry about sliding.
I have a HighwayProducts Top Quality 30" front to back bed height tool box for any tools I want to carry.
I have plenty of room besides in bed space.
I park anywhere "I" want.
I have a better ride and stability over comparable short bed.
OH ****!!! I can't fit it in my GARAGE. BUT, BUT on second thought I could if I removed the pool table from MY Garage.
Tell me my compromise with my short bed......
I had a 77 GMC shortie, thought it LOOKED cool. Carpenter was my career, hated the short bed could not put 8' goods inside and lock up and there simply was never enough room.
That alone is plenty enough reason for me.
OH I built my garage door tall enough (8') to allow full height truck and my garage is a full 25' deep. So no compromise there!
Plain and simple why wouldn't a person want the most bed space???
You made this "AGAIN" about "YOU", he asked about HIS compromise with HIS short bed .
I have had both long, and short beds, prefer the short bed. It seems like the long bed guys, make this about the room in the bed, please realize , some do not care about the room in the bed. I sure don't . I don't want a big tool box, I don't want nor need to haul 8' sheets or whatever in the bed.
I have a rock solid rail mount Andersen hitch, and no need for a crane, two people, or taking the hitch apart to remove. No compromise there, even eliminated the need for a slider .
As said I don't need or want a huge tool box that I can carry enough tools to build a house or overhaul a truck . I have a three drawer craftsman toolbox that sits in the basement of the fifth wheel that has everything I NEED .
When I built my house , the garage is 51' deep, and 9' on the door , can park any truck I want. It boils down to individual needs .I don't need , and don't want a long bed, its really that simple.
