mega cab - do I Need a slider fifth wheel hitch

[subzero]

I'm looking at buying a new truck . wife likes the mega cab...
I have a 32 ft fifth wheel .. do I need a slider fifth or just a reg. one .. ?

Thanks for the help
subzero@mcsnet.ca

 

[tekim]

Should be ok with just a regular hitch. Mine is a 29'.

 

[subzero]

do your rails go across the box or length ways ?
what brand name of hitch do you have >?

 

[aaron_m]

do your rails go across the box or length ways ?
what brand name of hitch do you have >?

If you have the $, go with one of those mumby 5th wheel set ups. slick as heck. I have a slider, and like it, but darn hitch does take up a bunch of room in the box during summer rv months

 

[tekim]

do your rails go across the box or length ways ?
what brand name of hitch do you have >?

Across the box, its a Reese 18K

 

[crazy_wheeler]

I pull a 40' toyhauler with my mega cab dually and haven't had to use the slider on the hitch yet. The hitch is a Curt 20k w/ slider. So far I've been lucky and just pay close attention everytime I've had to back up my driveway to park the holiday trailer.

 

[crp]

I have a mega cab with a toolbox in the front and have had no troubles with any of the holiday 5th wheels or my horse trailer. Mine is a Reese, works fine!

 

[toysplus]

Depends on pin position, trailer front end , many things to take into consideration.

 

[pete143]

Try checking this site out... they have all kind of hitches/diff brands.

 

[-lenny-]

Depends on pin position, trailer front end , many things to take into consideration.

Exactly. Also, Mega Cab is the same size box as the quad cab. Hence the longer wheelbase. That said, I have a slider in my mega cab, but I have only used it twice in about 50,000 km of towing my 5th wheel.