Help on Hitch selection

[Scootie]

We are in the process of purchasing a 2014 Cedar Creek 36CKTS fifth wheel with the TrailAir double air bag pin box which sticks down further than some so wondering if the B&W hitch at minimum of 16 3/4" would be too tall in the 8 ft. bed of our 2013 Ford F-350 SRW truck. Any advice would be appreciated.

[Kenny kustom]

My ram, is a fair bit higher than the F350 it replaced.
I am going to remove the spacers under the springs. That will drop it 1.5".

If you had too, you could swap out the 4" blocks on your 350, for a set of 2" blocks.


2016 Sabre 36QBOK
2015 Ram 3500 CUMMINS

[ttanous]

Hitch I have had for about 7 years. Used this on 2 Chevrolet 3500 HD's and now on my 2016 F350 Dually Crew Cab. This has been an awesome hitch and fit directly into the pre built F 350 in the bed.




Tom
2016 Ford Power Stroke F350 Lariat Crew Cab Long Bed Dual Wheel
2015 Cedar Creek 38RD Hathaway Edition

[ttanous]

Originally Posted by ttanous

Hitch I have had for about 7 years. Used this on 2 Chevrolet 3500 HD's and now on my 2016 F350 Dually Crew Cab. This has been an awesome hitch and fit directly into the pre built F 350 in the bed.




Tom
2016 Ford Power Stroke F350 Lariat Crew Cab Long Bed Dual Wheel
2015 Cedar Creek 38RD Hathaway Edition

Tom
2016 Ford Power Stroke F350 Lariat Crew Cab Long Bed Dual Wheel
2015 Cedar Creek 38RD Hathaway Edition

[Gilpalmer]

I purchased the BD-3 hitch by Hensley. It works like butter with the Trail Air on my 2016 36ckts. Absolutely seamless in the truck. No bounce, bump or sound even over rough rail road tracks. I could not be happier with this hitch. It hooks up in a jiff and clicks lock on with huge jaws that surround the pin. Double air bags float up and down and your trail air absorbs all the chucking. Perfect as it floats about 7 inches above my rails on my 2015 Sierra Denali one ton. We are having soo much fun seeing this country's National Parks. Too bad some of the interstates are not in better shape. Enjoy...

[dwilhite]

Scottie,

I have a Hensley TS-3, which means little relative to your question. So I'll get to the point. The TS-3 is 17 3/4 inches tall. The pin box on our Trilogy is adjusted to the highest setting, and we have no issues with clearance on our rig. Our tow, has a Retrax-Pro cover, adding about 5/16 inch to the height of the bed rail, and still, no issues. All that said, our tow is a Silverado 3500. Our bed rails are 22 inches tall. Hope this is helpful.


God Bless,
David & Cathy

2015 Trilogy 38FL
2016 Silverado 3500HD DRW
Trailersaver TS-3 Hitch on B&W Platform

[selkirk awards]

I have about the same set-up as you I just changed from the Reese to the Demco Hitchiker slider love it as I have a short box just came home 3600 miles and it was Great!
But go to Utube and watch the video.

[Joe O]

The best investment I ever done was getting a Goosebox from Reese to replace the fifth wheel head and I got a gooseneck ball hitch from B&W. SO easy yto hook up and park and you can hook up at nearly any angle and when I don't need the ball, I simply pull the lever underneath and flip the ball over and I have a nice flat bed to use.

These are extremely popular out West as many RVers have horse trailers also.

[BCMCpig]

comfort ride hitch

[jacknife]

Just remember when you start dropping or changing truck height you are also changing drive shaft angle

[jacknife]

I have a BD 3 and it definetly reduces the stress on the frame. Works great but expensive.

[kautzmank]

I have the exact setup, same 5er, hitch and truck. Works great.

[spock123]

I have a Cedar Creek 32RL and pull it with a 2012 Silverado 3500 SRW and I use a B&W Companion. It works for me but that's just my opinion.


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[splong16]

I have a 2015 GMC 3500 SRW standard bed. Pulling a brand new (2017 model) 36 CKTS. I am using the B&W Companion with no problems.

[mbbutler]

X2 on removing blocks


2016 Cedar Creek Silverback 33IK
2008 Ford F-250 Crew Cab 4x4