Fifthwheel options 6'9" bed

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On 8/24/2022 at 3:18 PM, RubPris said:

Does anyones truck tailgate come extremely close to their 5th wheel when hooking up? My tailgate of my Chevy HD 3500 comes within about 1inch (when tailgate is down) of the 5th wheel trailer when hooking up to the king pin. 

 

I have a comfortable amount of room between the body of the 5th wheel and the tail gate. But I have a short bed truck where the gooseball sits 2" or so behind the rear axle. 

The distance between the body of the 5th wheel and the center of the ball is 78"(as per attached picture).  That is also more distance than when the Lippert Rota-Flex 5th wheel pinbox had (IIRC a couple of inches more). 

Might be worth looking at a different system (pinbox/5th wheel hitch) to gain additional room if needed, but it will change the towing characteristics.