hello to all,
I have the good fortune to own a new pickup, a Dodge Ram 3500. Luckily, i still have the old Toyota as well so now I am a two pickup household. Here's a pic of the new truck:
Lawrence
hello to all,
I have the good fortune to own a new pickup, a Dodge Ram 3500. Luckily, i still have the old Toyota as well so now I am a two pickup household. Here's a pic of the new truck:
Lawrence
Use a hitch similar to a Unigoose and your bed is flat.
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No personal experience but just a note about hitches. There are some that hide under the bed when you're not using them.
Excellent info. Thank you.
First of all, you either get a goose neck hitch or a fifth wheel hitch. They are not the same. There are some hitches that are designed to be both, but unless you have both kinds of trailers, you won't need one of those.
A goose neck hitch is a pin that is set in the bed of the pickup (with the correct bracing and placement). It is not much more than a large ball hitch, but the frame of the truck must be integrated into the installation so that the bed of the truck is not carrying the weight. The weight is distributed to the frame. After installation, you just a ball (or a receptacle for the ball) in the bed of your truck. It very unobtrusive and easy to deal with.
A fifth wheel hitch is another animal all together. The frame of the hitch distributes the load to the frame of the truck and placement is once again critical. The FWH will take up a lot of room in the bed of the truck. Don't think you will be able to throw a sheet of plywood in there with the hitch in place. They can be removable, but they are quite heavy and I have a chain hoist that I lift mine off with. I can get it off by hand, but it is a real pain and very difficult to reinstall by hand.
You probably need a goose neck set up. Much less intrusive and less expensive.
Look at the two kinds at this site:
Thank you for that info. I had thought that a goosneck referred to the trailer and the fifth wheel referred to the hitch. thanks again for correcting me.
Lawrence
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