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01 Supercrew
I have a 2001 Supercrew and am in a position where I need a traveltrailer to live in and am wondering if I need to get a bigger truck or if I can haul a 26 foot 5th wheel that weighs 5K lb. I wouldnt be pulling it everyday, just about 200 miles to start with then I will be able to get a bigger truck.
Just really wondering if it would handle the hitch and trailer.
Thanks Lee
Just really wondering if it would handle the hitch and trailer.
Thanks Lee
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From: Frederick, MD
you can do it fine with the supercrew. Do get a trailer brake controller though so you can use those trailer brakes. Do you have a reciever on the truck? 5K is a little much for the bumper.
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I doubt if he's gonna hook a 5th wheel to the bumper.....LOL
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A fifth wheel in a super short bed will be trouble... make sure you have angles and dimentions planned out and make sure it all fits. A regular short bed is on the small side for a fifthwheel (its okay for a gooseneck and the expensive sliding fifthwheels), and a SuperCrew bed is even shorter than a short bed.
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How is a sc. short bed smaller than a short bed ? I havn`t had any problems turning tight or otherwise
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Try making a tight turn with a 5th wheel with the pin of the trailer built up under the overhang and you'll clip your truck cab with it.....vs the pin build into the trailer where it hangs out in FRONT of the trailer. Even with it there, in a short shortbed,, it'll hit the cab in a jackknifed turn.
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A standard short bed truck is 6'4"... a crew cab short bed is between 5' and 6', shorter than a normal short bed. A full bed is recommended for trouble free fifthwheel towing, and is 8'.
You won't notice a difference in regular driving... the whole point of the shorter-than-short-bed size is to keep the wheelbase the same size so you DON'T notice. But when towing with an in-bed hitch, clearance with the cab is very important. A gooseneck doesn't have quite as big of a problem due to the trailer design (most are narrower and more pointed than fifthwheel campers) and can handle a short bed easily. But fifthwheels need special equipment to make sure you don't crush the cab in tight turns.
You won't notice a difference in regular driving... the whole point of the shorter-than-short-bed size is to keep the wheelbase the same size so you DON'T notice. But when towing with an in-bed hitch, clearance with the cab is very important. A gooseneck doesn't have quite as big of a problem due to the trailer design (most are narrower and more pointed than fifthwheel campers) and can handle a short bed easily. But fifthwheels need special equipment to make sure you don't crush the cab in tight turns.
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Hold on, this was about supercab, on your (nathan) last post you bring up crew cab.I just went out an measured my bed to make sure I don`t speak out of turn and it is 6`10. I have jack-knifed in both directions and did not hit my cab. I`m confused here. How big is your bed in the f150?
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Hold on, this was about supercab, on your (nathan) last post you bring up crew cab.I just went out an measured my bed to make sure I don`t speak out of turn and it is 6`10. I have jack-knifed in both directions and did not hit my cab. I`m confused here. How big is your bed in the f150?
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Hankin, what Jim said... the OP is talking a Super Crew F150, which has a very short bed. Too short for a fifthwheel, from what people tell me. Probably too short for a gooseneck too. If you want a fifthwheel it is recommended to get a full 8' bed, or a 6'4" bed with a slider fifthwheel or a standard gooseneck, or a tagalong trailer with anything smaller.