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Short bed vs long bed pickup for towing


weaverworks

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Since you are talking about buying New or Nearly New, with those kind of $$ you might consider a Big Truck, HDT.  Have you looked in the HDT section of the forum?  Not a problem carrying lots of fuel with one of these.  Not a problem if you decide to later change out your current 5th wheel for a much larger one.

You might just take a look.   And talk about control.  You don't even know the trailer is behind you.  And I'm pulling 24K!

Just a thought.

Rocky & Sheri Rhoades
'01 Volvo 770
2016 DRV Mobile Suites, Houston
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If you are considering a HDT, do your home work to make sure it fits your life style. You are talking big $$$ and a whole different ball game from a pickup truck style. Also don't be fooled by the comparison of a new PU to a used HDT in terms of $$, if you are pricing a 2010 HDT than also compare price to a 2010 PU, not a 2017 PU.

Greg

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Our first Carrilite had the straight front cap.  We towed it with short bed Dodge.  After taking out a rear window backing into an offset campsite I bought the Superglide Pullrite.  It worked great.  Our pin on the Carrilite was directly under the front edge.

Take a measuring tape. Have someone hold the end at the center of your pin.  Measure out to the front corners and add 5-6 inches.  That's how much room MINIMUM you need from the center of the hitch to the back of the cab of a short bed.  The Superglide wasn't cheap but it was a great hitch

Alie & Jim + 8 paws

2017 DRV Memphis 

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