rouleau
Taylorsville(Salt Lake City area), UT, USA
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noman s'land,
That is the report I was hoping to see.
Thanks.
Bill
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phyllen
Bridgeton, NJ
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We have a 36" fiver and a F250 super duty. Up until recently we used a goose neck adaptor because we also had horse trailers. Sold horse, sold trailer. So converted to fifth wheel hitch. Fifth wheel hitch takes less time to hook up, etc. However, the adaptor served its purpose okay.
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Ram4Sam
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rouleau wrote:We have a cabover camper we have used for the last 14 years.
It is getting harder for my wife to climb into the cabover and ever harder to get down in the morning.
We are thinking of a small fifth wheel.
However, we will be keeping the camper.
I have looked at the underbed mount hitch(leaving a flush bed). Basically a removable ball in the bed and an adapter to convert to a fifth wheel.B&W makes the unit.
Has anyone used this type of arrangement?
Bill
Something to think about. A 5er still has at least one step up to cab over bedroom and are usually built higher off the ground, more steps up to enter. A travel trailer is flat floor front to rear(no bedroom steps)and lower to the ground(less entry steps up) Since you are considering a small trailer, you may not even have to mess with a clunky/heavy equalizer hitch. Plus, no 5th wheel hitch bracketry in the bed and a camper shell is an option.
Sam
2001 Dodge QC2500 coal burner, 6spd,BD brake,other stuff!
Chipped, K&N'd, and loving it, see you at the top!
2008 Thor Jazz 2870UK 5er
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rouleau
Taylorsville(Salt Lake City area), UT, USA
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Ram4Sam,
Good points.
The bed access in the camper is a straight climb or descent; very long step.
At least in the fifth wheel, it is more like stairs; forward and climbing.
Maybe we are getting lazy in our old age and want more comfort.
Bill
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Miles Away
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I would follow the earlier recommendation for the B & W Companion system. It uses a gooseneck base in the truck that the 5th wheel hitch attaches to. The 5th wheel hitch is easly removed leaving only the gooseneck hole behind. Remember, the adapter will cost you almost as much as the companion (sold seperately from the gooseneck hitch). So for a couple hundred bucks more, I would skip the adapter and get the companion system. FYI: There is anotheer similar system on the marker called the Colibert Freeride. It is advertized in Trailer Life and others and I have heard good reports about its quality. Check out the B & W and Colibert web sites.
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2007 GMC 3500-SRW-Duramax-longbed-4X4
2005 COUGAR 5th wheel
2002 SUNDOWNER gooseneck horse trailer
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bigeking
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Pullright also has a hitch with super rails that remove and leave the bed flat.
Everett
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CTD Hauler
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If I had it to over again, I would have went with B&W for the clean bed. I've already spent the money on the Reese, so I use the rigid pink foam (Owens Corning brand from Home Depot) to clear the rails. Has worked great for a few years now without crushing. Others have built a frame work with 2X4's.
2005 Ram 2500 QC LB 4X4 CTD,rancho's,overloads,r/swaybar,airbags w/Dual incab control,35" Toyo M/T's,Torklift tiedowns,20K Reese hitch
1994 Snowbird 810 Truck camper
2007 Victory Lane 36SRV H5 5th Wheel Toyhauler
Ron
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RAGster
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the reese signature series does not use rails. it has four holes in the bed for the removable hitch legs to insert into receiving pucks flush with the bed.
Glenn
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