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Old 03-10-2017, 02:39 PM   #1
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I have a 42' XLR Thunderbolt 5th-wheel toy hauler. I have a F350, long bed DRW. What hitch do you recommend?
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Old 03-10-2017, 02:59 PM   #2
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B&W Companion.
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Old 03-10-2017, 05:50 PM   #3
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Same. B&W or bust.
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Old 03-10-2017, 06:40 PM   #4
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Same. I had an accident due to black ice with an F250 and my 40' Sabre 5er a couple years back. I'm fairly convince my truck and family would have been totaled had it not been for the B&W hitch. The 5er went over but the hitch broke free of the truck as designed. I was able to talk to B&W engineers that same evening and they explained the companion is designed to break free in a rollover situation to save the truck and occupants. My truck was still a mess but my wife and three daughters were completely unharmed.
I replaced the hitch with another B&W companion and love it.
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Old 03-10-2017, 06:58 PM   #5
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many of the ranchers use the B&W around here it appears to be a good setup
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