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Re: hopefully a silly question
started the install, but weather got in the way. We are putting the pin dead center of the rear axle. reason being we already at 4740/6000 on the front axle with just me and a load of fuel. in addition to the wife and two dogs we are also planning on adding a in bed fuel tank before we go across country, so we dont want to overload the front axle. With the chevy custom kit, there is most certainly no frame drilling. it was a little nerve racking putting that first hole in the bed though, i must have measured 10 time lol :)284Views0likes0CommentsRe: hopefully a silly question
Bandaid wrote: When you say "do it yourself," do you mean to install the hitch in your tow vehicle yourself? Could be a simple task if you already have bed rails in the bed, but if you have never installed a fifth wheel hitch, make sure you do your research as to the placement of it. My experience tells me the center point of the pin should be two inches ahead of the center of the differential/ axles! bandaid I will be installing everything myself. I order custom install bracket (part #56001) and outboard rail kit (part 30153). This will make the job a lot easier since there is no frame drilling and the rail bolts will be on the outside of the frame(and away from the fuel tank). I've watched a number of videos and read the direction a few time so im feeling pretty confident. If all else fails and the proverbial you know what hits the fan, I have a friend who is a certified auto mechanic :)284Views0likes0Commentshopefully a silly question
I really should have asked before i order our new hitch (reeese R20), but there is only one size king pin for campers correct? All i can find on the internet is mention of 2" (for "smaller application" it said) and then 3 1/2" (for 18 wheelers). We are looking at trailers with a GVWR of 13500-14000 if that helps(specifically the primetime crusader 334 at the moment). thanks in advance2.5KViews0likes8CommentsRe: looking for suggestions
We went and saw the cedar creek 36ckts and a Sanibel 3050 and both were very nice. Around the same price and both unlaoded of about 12,000. Boy this is tough lol, really wish money was no object :) One thing we are stuggling with a bit (and im trying to research) is how they come up with the pricing on our trade. Its a 2010 Bullet 281BHS and there is no way they are really "giving" us what they say they are. So im assuming they are just not marking down the new one to make us feel better about the trade. Should we look at some of these wholesale places and then subtract the low NADA value to get a rough idea what we would have to finance? We may just end up waiting till the show comes in Jan/Feb at this rate thanks again for the input333Views0likes0CommentsRe: looking for suggestions
for some reason I was not able to login and post last night. However, we did look at some of the suggestions. Cedar creek may be close to what we are looking for and we are going to try and go to the local dealer this weekend. Some of the full time ones listed are out of our price/tow range but maybe something we look at if we end up selling the house. thanks for the input333Views0likes0Comments
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